RUSSIAN PRESIDENT’S CONGRATULATION TO HIS HOLINESS GARGEIN II
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04.11.2009 16:59
On November 4 His Holiness Garegin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos
f all Armenians, hosted the Russian Ambassador to Armenia, Vyacheslav
Kovalenko.
During the meeting the Ambassador congratulated the Catholicos on
the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his election and conveyed
the congratulatory message of the President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev.
The message reads, in part:
"Russia feels great respect for the Armenian Church, which has
preserved the Christian belief for centuries. We rate highly the
kind relations between the Orthodox Church of Russian and the
Armenian Apostolic Church. They have always played a great role in
the reinforcement of friendship and trust between our countries. Its
tangible evidence is the Armenian temple being built in Moscow and
the Russian Orthodox Church in the Armenian territory. Undoubtedly,
as an outstanding religious figure, who pays great attention to the
humanitarian ties between Armenia and Russia, you have made a great
personal contribution to this.
Great is your contribution to the reinforcement of inter-religious
dialogue. We are confident that your efforts within the framework of
the CIS Inter-religious Council established by the Armenian Apostolic
Church, will contribute to the establishment of peace and stability
in the South Caucasus."
The Catholicos of All Armenians expressed his deep gratitude for the
congratulations, assuring that the Armenian Apostolic Church would
uphold its efforts towards reinforcement of ties between the two
peoples and countries in line with the spirit of centuries-old warm
and brotherly relations between the two peoples and churches.