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  • ANTELIAS: US Amb to Lebanon and US DoS official visit HH Aram I

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

    PO Box 70 317
    Antelias-Lebanon

    Armenian version: http://www.cathcil.org/v04/doc/Armenian.htm



    US AMBASSADOR JEFFREY FELTMAN

    VISITS HIS HOLINESS ARAM I

    The Ambassador of the United States to Lebanon, Mr. Jeffrey Feltman,
    yesterday held a meeting with His Holiness Aram I. The US State Department's
    director on Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, Dr. Gina
    Abercrombie-Winstanley also attended the meeting, which lasted about two
    hours.

    His Holiness and his visitors discussed the situation in Lebanon with all
    its aspects and the possibilities of ending the continuing conflict. The
    Catholicos expressed concern at the continuation of the conflict, saying
    that Lebanon is on the path to self-destruction with the politicians
    unfortunately not realizing the consequences of the dangerous situation.

    Analyzing the current deadlock, the Pontiff said that in his view an
    initiative by Saudi Arabia, in cooperation with some regional powers, is the
    only serious alternative that can bring an effective and a permanent
    resolution of the current conflict. This initiative should aim, according to
    His Holiness, to bring together in the Kingdom the political and community
    leaders of Lebanon and engage them in comprehensive and in-depth discussion
    on all major problems facing Lebanon and reach agreement. Catholicos Aram I
    proposed that the American government representatives pass his idea on to
    Washington.

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    View the photo here: http://www.cathcil.org/v04/doc/Photos/Photos57.htm #3
    *****
    The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
    the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the history and
    mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of the
    Catholicosate, http://www.cathcil.org/ The Cilician Catholicosate, the
    administrative center of the church is located in Antelias, Lebanon.
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