ARKA News Agency, Armenia
July 14 2005
RA PREMIER AND CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS DISCUSS ISSUES OF FURTHER
STRENGTHENING OF RELATIONS BETWEEN CHURCH AND GOVERNMENT
YEREVAN, July 14. /ARKA/. RA Premier Andarnik Margaryan and
Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin the Second discussed issues of
further strengthening of relations between church and government.
According to RA Government’s Press Service, the sides discussed the
recent government decision about gratuitous passing to Armenian
Apostolic Church (AACh) the land under monasteries and churches, as
well as land lots necessary for servicing. Besides, Margaryan and
Garegin the Second considered the course of work to reform the law on
Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations, as well as
exchanged information about they recent visits to the USA and Georgia
correspondingly. Margaryan introduced the results of his meetings
with Georgian Prime Minister and Speaker of the Parliament, during
which issues related to the problems of Armenians living in Javakhq,
preservations of Armenian historic-cultural monuments in Georgia,
regulation the activity of Georgian eparchy of AACh were discussed.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress