ECHMIADZIN IS READY TO RECEIVE THE RUSSIAN PATRIARCH

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12:26:47 – 03/03/2010

At the invitation of All-Armenian Catholicos Garegin II, the Russian
Patriarch Kiril I will be visiting Armenia on March 16-18.

On March 16, a welcoming ceremony will be held in Mother See of Holy
Echmiadzin, afterwards an agreement will be signed between the two
Pontiffs to proclaim Sergin Pasad and Echmiadzin sister cities.

On March 17, a visit to the genocide memorial and museum is planned.

On the same day, the Armenian and Russian religious heads will pay a
visit to the Russian Church of Yerevan where they will meet with the
representatives of the Russian community of Armenia. Later in the day,
they will have a meeting with Serge Sargsyan.

On March 18, a joint statement will be signed, a meeting with students
and journalists, as well as a sendoff ceremony of the Russian patriarch
will take place.
From: Baghdasarian