PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
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E- mail: info@armenianorthodoxchurch.org
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Armenian version: nian.htm

HIS HOLINESS ARAM I CONGRATULATES THE ARMENIAN SPEAKER
OF THE CYPRIOT PARLIAMENT

As part of his official visit to the Republic of Cyprus, His Holiness Aram I
met with the Armenian Speaker of the Cypriot Parliament, Mr. Marios Karoyan
on July 22. Also attending the meeting were the Pontifical Vicar to Cyprus,
Archbishop Varoujan Hergelian, Hagop Ateshian from the Central National
Committee, Vartkes Mahdessian from the Armenian community of Cyprus, Dr.
Antranig Ashdjian, chairman of the National Committee, and Sebouh Tavitian,
chairman of the Diocesan Committee.

His Holiness congratulated Mario Karoyan, the first Armenian to hold such a
senior position in the Cypriot government. The two sides then discussed the
recognition of the Armenian Genocide. His Holiness recommended that the
Speaker of the Parliament put all his efforts into work to support the
Armenian Cause in the international arena. The Pontiff and Karoyan exchanged
souvenirs at the end of the meeting.

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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the history and
the mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, The Cilician
Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is located in
Antelias, Lebanon.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress