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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
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PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ARMENIA
PRAISES THE ARMENIAN CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA
FOR ITS PUBLICATIONS PROJECT

On 10 July 2009, the Armenian Writers’ Association and the National Library
in Erevan jointly organized the book launch of the 68th Kevork Melidentsi
Award winning book published by the Catholicosate of Cilicia. The launch of
the book "Orhnerkoutium Medzazkanch" (Glorious Blessings) was held at the
Main Hall of the National Library in the presence of more than a hundred
members of the Association.

The Director of the Library, who is also a member of the Governing Board of
the Association, welcomed the guests and praised the Catholicosate of
Cilicia, and particularly His Holiness Aram I for sponsoring the publication
of treasures of Armenian literature. He said that the Catholicos was not
only publishing manuscripts, but he himself was contributing to the thinking
of our time through his writings. He then continued: "In addition to the
seventy volumes of literary treasures that the National Library had
received, we just added two more books to our collection, "For a Church
Beyond its Walls" and "Pour un Monde Transforé" both written by His
Holiness."

Following the speech of the Director, and after the book was introduced by
several other speakers, the President of the Writers’ Association thanked
the editor of "Orhnerkoutium Medzazkanch" Sarkis Guiragossian, who had done
an excellent job in editing and arranging the book. He described the
Lebanese Armenian writer as a bridge builder between Armenian and Diaspora
authors. As a sign of their appreciation, he decorated him with the "Hagop
Meghabard" prestigious Medallion.

In the end, the members of the Armenian Writers’ Association recommended
that "Orhnerkoutium Medzazkanch" be reprinted in Armenia and made available
to all teachers of armenian language and literature as a companion to their
teaching materials.

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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 books
published in the Printing House 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.