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  • ANTELIAS: HH: It Is The Lebanese Coexistance That Prevailed in Qatar

    PRESS RELEASE
    Catholicosate of Cilicia
    Communication and Information Department
    Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
    Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
    Fax: (04) 419724
    E- mail: [email protected]
    Web: http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/

    PO Box 70 317
    Antelias-Lebanon

    Armenian version: http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/v04/doc/Arme nian.htm

    "IT IS THE LEBANESE COEXISTANCE THAT PREVAILED IN QATAR"
    SAYS HIS HOLINESS ARAM I

    "Various interpretations were made about the agreement reached between the
    Lebanese sides in Qatar; more will surely follow. For me, however, one thing
    is clear: the victory in Qatar was for the coexistence in Lebanon. Any
    assessment should be made from this perspective; otherwise it will be an
    incorrect approach. Let us not look for winners and losers in the Qatar
    agreement. What we should look for instead is a collective commitment driven
    by the concern of all sides to salvage Lebanese coexistence. And saving the
    Lebanese coexistence means saving Lebanon, because Lebanon is anchored on
    that coexistence."

    It is with these words that His Holiness Aram I welcomed the agreement the
    Lebanese sides reached in Qatar recently.

    "An agreement is not the end; it is only the beginning of consultations and
    discussions to be held through an honest dialogue. Through the Qatar
    agreement, the sides decided to look for solutions within a political
    framework. All sides and all communities should participate in this process
    under the auspices of the President. The purpose of this process should be
    strengthening the authority of the state with the aim of preserving the
    sovereignty, integrity and unity of Lebanon," he continued.

    Catholicos Aram I emphasized the importance of mutual trust: "All this will
    be difficult to realize if we lack mutual trust. It is through mutual trust
    that problems enter the course of their solution. It is mutual trust that
    leads us to mutual understanding and compromises. Concessions were made in
    Qatar and Lebanon was the victor."

    The Armenian Pontiff also stressed the need to implement the agreement in
    real life. "The agreement will remain on paper if it is not implemented on
    the ground. Not only the signatories to the agreement, but also each and
    every Lebanese, Lebanon as a whole, face the obligation to avoid attempts
    that could destabilize the coexistence in Lebanon."

    Finally, the Spiritual Leader welcomed the agreement on electing General
    Michel Suleyman as the next president of the Republic of Lebanon, expressing
    hope that a new and bright page in the history of Lebanon will be written
    under his leadership.

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    The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
    the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the history and
    the mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
    the Catholicosate, http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org The Cilician
    Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is located in
    Antelias, Lebanon.
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