CATHOLICOS ARAM I RECEIVES AMBASSADOR OF IRAN
Noyan Tapan
Au g 6, 2008
ANTELIAS, AUGUST 6, NOYAN TAPAN. On August 5 Catholicos of the Great
Cilician House Aram I received the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon
Mohammad R. Shipan in Antelias. During the meeting the interlocutors
spoke about the close relations and the prospect of future cooperation
between the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia and Iran.
His Holiness touched upon the contrubution that Armenians of Iran made
to the development of the country and its daily life. He also expressed
his satisfaction with the fact that three Armenian monasteries in
the territory of Iran were included in the list of monuments under
the patronage of UNESCO. In this connection His Holiness expressed
his appreciation of Iranian authorities for their care of Armenian
sanctuaries.
The ambassador of Iran reaffirmed his country’s readiness to continue
cooperation in different spheres with the Catholicosate of Cilicia.