PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
His Holiness Aram I appeals to All Armenians to help the population of
Kessab
Antelias - After consulting with the emergency committees working in the
city of Latakia and the reports of the clergy travelling to Kessab and all
other Kessab-related bodies, Catholicos Aram I calls upon Armenians
everywhere to:
1..
Move from expressions of solidarity to action by responding to the needs
of the population of Kessab currently sheltered in Latakia,
2..
In order to operate quickly and in an organized way, channel all aid
through the Catholicosate of Cilicia.
The Catholicosate of Cilicia thanks all those from Armenia to the Diaspora
who have expressed their solidarity with the people of Kessab.
Please send your donations to:
Bank: FRANSABANK SAL "Antelias Branch" Lebanon
Name of Account: CATHOLICOSSAT ARMEIEN DE CILICIE
IBAN: LB87 0001 0002 4753 8500 0030 3501
SWIFT Code: FSAB LB BX
Secretariat of the Catholicosate of Cilicia
His Holiness Aram I receives a delegation representing the Parliament of
Armenia
Antelias - 27 March 2014. On Thursday morning the delegation, accompanied
by the Ambassador of Armenia to Lebanon and his staff, met with Catholicos
Aram I. They informed him of the results of their fact-finding visits, which
have included the displaced Armenians in Latakia and the President of Syria.
His Holiness Aram I briefed them on the efforts of the Catholicosate of
Cilicia on the diplomatic and humanitarian levels. Catholicos Aram I then
thanked the President of Armenia for his support and political and
diplomatic initiatives.
His Holiness Aram I proposes that the Kessab region be declared a
demilitarized zone.
Antelias - 27 March 2014. On Thursday evening, Jeffrey Feltman, the UN
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, called His Holiness Aram I
from New York asking for his assessment of the situation in Kessab. Mr
Feltman told the Catholicos that the UN was extremely concerned about the
security situation in Kessab. He also told His Holiness that he has been in
contact with the Arab League Special Envoy Lakhtar Ibrahimi and the
Ambassadors of Armenia and Turkey at the UN in New York.
After describing the situation in Kessab and the role of Turkey, His
Holiness Aram I proposed that the Kessab region be declared a demilitarized
zone. The UN Under-Secretary promised the Catholicos to follow it up and
discuss with Lakhtar Ibrahimi.
His Holiness Aram I receives the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon
Antelias - 28 March, 2014. On Friday evening Derek Plumbly, the UN Special
Coordinator for Lebanon, met with Catholicos Aram I to follow up a telephone
conversation the Catholicos had had earlier with Under-Secretary Jeffrey
Feltman regarding Kessab.
His Holiness briefed Mr Plumbly of the historical importance of Kessab for
Armenians and the necessity of securing the return of the population to
Kessab.
He then spoke of the urgency of providing humanitarian assistance to the
displaced Armenians in Latakia.
Kurt Cardinal Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting
Christian Unity visits His Holiness Aram I
Antelias - 29 March 2014. On Saturday morning, Cardinal Kurt Koch,
accompanied by his staff and the Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon Gabriele
Giordano Caccia, visited His Holiness Aram I. Archbishop Nareg Alemezian,
the Ecumenical Officer of the Catholicosate, was also present at the
meeting.
The Cardinal and His Holiness covered a wide range of issues, starting
with the ecumenical movement and the Roman Catholic Church, the activities
of the Middle East Council of Churches, bilateral dialogues, problems and
concerns related to the life of the two churches and interfaith matters.
They also discussed the centuries-old relationship between the Roman
Catholic Church and the Catholicosate of Cilicia. In this context Catholicos
Aram I proposed that current relations between the two churches be further
strengthened on international, regional levels.
The meeting ended with an update on the situation in Lebanon and the
forthcoming presidential elections.
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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
His Holiness Aram I appeals to All Armenians to help the population of
Kessab
Antelias - After consulting with the emergency committees working in the
city of Latakia and the reports of the clergy travelling to Kessab and all
other Kessab-related bodies, Catholicos Aram I calls upon Armenians
everywhere to:
1..
Move from expressions of solidarity to action by responding to the needs
of the population of Kessab currently sheltered in Latakia,
2..
In order to operate quickly and in an organized way, channel all aid
through the Catholicosate of Cilicia.
The Catholicosate of Cilicia thanks all those from Armenia to the Diaspora
who have expressed their solidarity with the people of Kessab.
Please send your donations to:
Bank: FRANSABANK SAL "Antelias Branch" Lebanon
Name of Account: CATHOLICOSSAT ARMEIEN DE CILICIE
IBAN: LB87 0001 0002 4753 8500 0030 3501
SWIFT Code: FSAB LB BX
Secretariat of the Catholicosate of Cilicia
His Holiness Aram I receives a delegation representing the Parliament of
Armenia
Antelias - 27 March 2014. On Thursday morning the delegation, accompanied
by the Ambassador of Armenia to Lebanon and his staff, met with Catholicos
Aram I. They informed him of the results of their fact-finding visits, which
have included the displaced Armenians in Latakia and the President of Syria.
His Holiness Aram I briefed them on the efforts of the Catholicosate of
Cilicia on the diplomatic and humanitarian levels. Catholicos Aram I then
thanked the President of Armenia for his support and political and
diplomatic initiatives.
His Holiness Aram I proposes that the Kessab region be declared a
demilitarized zone.
Antelias - 27 March 2014. On Thursday evening, Jeffrey Feltman, the UN
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, called His Holiness Aram I
from New York asking for his assessment of the situation in Kessab. Mr
Feltman told the Catholicos that the UN was extremely concerned about the
security situation in Kessab. He also told His Holiness that he has been in
contact with the Arab League Special Envoy Lakhtar Ibrahimi and the
Ambassadors of Armenia and Turkey at the UN in New York.
After describing the situation in Kessab and the role of Turkey, His
Holiness Aram I proposed that the Kessab region be declared a demilitarized
zone. The UN Under-Secretary promised the Catholicos to follow it up and
discuss with Lakhtar Ibrahimi.
His Holiness Aram I receives the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon
Antelias - 28 March, 2014. On Friday evening Derek Plumbly, the UN Special
Coordinator for Lebanon, met with Catholicos Aram I to follow up a telephone
conversation the Catholicos had had earlier with Under-Secretary Jeffrey
Feltman regarding Kessab.
His Holiness briefed Mr Plumbly of the historical importance of Kessab for
Armenians and the necessity of securing the return of the population to
Kessab.
He then spoke of the urgency of providing humanitarian assistance to the
displaced Armenians in Latakia.
Kurt Cardinal Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting
Christian Unity visits His Holiness Aram I
Antelias - 29 March 2014. On Saturday morning, Cardinal Kurt Koch,
accompanied by his staff and the Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon Gabriele
Giordano Caccia, visited His Holiness Aram I. Archbishop Nareg Alemezian,
the Ecumenical Officer of the Catholicosate, was also present at the
meeting.
The Cardinal and His Holiness covered a wide range of issues, starting
with the ecumenical movement and the Roman Catholic Church, the activities
of the Middle East Council of Churches, bilateral dialogues, problems and
concerns related to the life of the two churches and interfaith matters.
They also discussed the centuries-old relationship between the Roman
Catholic Church and the Catholicosate of Cilicia. In this context Catholicos
Aram I proposed that current relations between the two churches be further
strengthened on international, regional levels.
The meeting ended with an update on the situation in Lebanon and the
forthcoming presidential elections.
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