PRES MEDVEDEV DISCUSSES RUSSIAN-ARMENIAN TIES WITH 2 COUNTRIES’ TOP CLERICS
Itar-Tass
Jan 21 2010
Russia
MOSCOW, January 21 (Itar-Tass) – Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev
on Thursday held a meeting in Moscow with the spiritual leader of
all the Armenians, the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Garegin II, and the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill.
They met prior to the start of the ceremony, in which the International
Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christinian Nations /IFUOCN/
awarded its annual prizes for the strengthening of unity of Eastern
Orthodox Christians.
IFUOCN awarded the prizes for 2009 to President Medvedev and Garegin
II, among a number of other personalities.
In the course of the conversation, the sides discussed a variety of
aspects of Russian-Armenian relations, including the spiritual sphere.