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SIX ARMENIAN CHILDREN FROM IRAQ ARRIVE IN CALCUTTA
Armenpress
ETCHMIADZIN, JANUARY 24, ARMENPRESS: From January 14-21, with the
blessings of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians,
Very Rev. Fr. Oshagan Gulgulian, Manager of the Armenian College
and Philanthropic Academy of Calcutta and parish priest of the
Armenian community of India, traveled to Jordan and Iraq to secure
the safe travel of six Armenian children from Baghdad to Calcutta
(Kolkata), India, to enroll in the Armenian College, Mother See of
Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services said to Armenpress.
After arriving at Baghdad International Airport, due to ongoing
security concerns, Fr. Oshagan was denied entry to the capital city
of Iraq by the authorities and he was forced to return to Jordan.
Nevertheless, the children were able to travel to Jordan through
the combined efforts of Archbishop Avak Assadourian (Primate of the
Armenian Diocese of Iraq), Fr. Oshagan and their parents.
Upon their arrival in Jordan, Fr. Oshagan met the new students
of the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy and escorted
them to Calcutta. The parents of the children have expressed their
deep gratitude and appreciation to His Holiness Karekin II and the
management and administrators of the Armenian College for providing
this opportunity to their sons at this very difficult and dangerous
time for Iraq.
The Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy of Calcutta was
established in 1821. It has been under the care and authority of the
Catholicos of All Armenians since 1999.
Armenpress
ETCHMIADZIN, JANUARY 24, ARMENPRESS: From January 14-21, with the
blessings of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians,
Very Rev. Fr. Oshagan Gulgulian, Manager of the Armenian College
and Philanthropic Academy of Calcutta and parish priest of the
Armenian community of India, traveled to Jordan and Iraq to secure
the safe travel of six Armenian children from Baghdad to Calcutta
(Kolkata), India, to enroll in the Armenian College, Mother See of
Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services said to Armenpress.
After arriving at Baghdad International Airport, due to ongoing
security concerns, Fr. Oshagan was denied entry to the capital city
of Iraq by the authorities and he was forced to return to Jordan.
Nevertheless, the children were able to travel to Jordan through
the combined efforts of Archbishop Avak Assadourian (Primate of the
Armenian Diocese of Iraq), Fr. Oshagan and their parents.
Upon their arrival in Jordan, Fr. Oshagan met the new students
of the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy and escorted
them to Calcutta. The parents of the children have expressed their
deep gratitude and appreciation to His Holiness Karekin II and the
management and administrators of the Armenian College for providing
this opportunity to their sons at this very difficult and dangerous
time for Iraq.
The Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy of Calcutta was
established in 1821. It has been under the care and authority of the
Catholicos of All Armenians since 1999.