CATHOLICOS KAREKIN II EXPRESSES GRATITUDE TO LEBANESE AUTHORITIES
FOR KIND ATTITUDE TOWARDS ARMENIAN COMMUNITY
ECHMIADZIN, JULY 12, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. On July 12,
Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II received Lebanese Foreign
Minister Fawzi Salloukh accompanied by the Ambassadors of the two
countries.
His Holiness the Patriarch greeted the guests and in the person of
Mr Salloukh expressed his gratitude to the Lebanese authorities for
their kind attitude towards the Armenian community. His Holiness also
said that thanks to this attitude after the Genocide many Armenians
finding a shelter in Lebanon as deserved citizens of the country were
able to resume and develop their national, spiritual and religious
life, as well.
"We are glad and proud that the sons of our people as deserved
citizens make their important contribution to Lebanon’s political,
public and cultural life. We are also glad and it is pleasant for us
that the Catholicosate of the Great Cilician House is also under the
constant attention of the authorities and good relations are formed
on both parts," he said.
According to the Information Services of the Mother See of Holy
Echmiadzin, in his turn, F.Salloukh highly evaluated the contribution
of the Lebanese Armenian community to the country’s development. The
Minister especially emphasized the role of the Armenian community in
educational, health protection and other spheres.