Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem: National unity should be shown to overcome consequences of such disasters

A requiem service will be held Saturday at the Armenian cathedral of Jerusalem—and for the peace and rest of the souls of those who died as a result of the explosion at the Surmalu shopping market in Yerevan on August 14.

And the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Nourhan Manougian, has issued message of condolences in this regard, in which it is said as follows, in particular,:

"In order to overcome the consequences of such disasters, it is necessary to show national unity and focus all our potential to avoid such accidents in the future."