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Athens News Agency, Greece
Vartholomeos in Armenia
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos (Bartholomew I) arrived for an
official visit to Armenia on Saturday, where from Yerevan he expressed
his brotherly wishes towards the Armenian people.
Vartholomeos' visit to Armenia comes on the occasion of his
participation in Armenian Patriarchate services, while he also
expressed his satisfaction on at his first visit to the Caucasus
country.
"I am specifically happy because a dialogue between Armenia and
Turkey has begun," he said, outlining an initiative by Armenia's
president, who invited his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul on the
occasion of a national football match, thereby, contributing to a
rapprochement of the two countries.
Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos
(Bartholomew I)
ANA-MPA Copyright © 2004-2005 All rights reserved.
Vartholomeos in Armenia
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos (Bartholomew I) arrived for an
official visit to Armenia on Saturday, where from Yerevan he expressed
his brotherly wishes towards the Armenian people.
Vartholomeos' visit to Armenia comes on the occasion of his
participation in Armenian Patriarchate services, while he also
expressed his satisfaction on at his first visit to the Caucasus
country.
"I am specifically happy because a dialogue between Armenia and
Turkey has begun," he said, outlining an initiative by Armenia's
president, who invited his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul on the
occasion of a national football match, thereby, contributing to a
rapprochement of the two countries.
Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos
(Bartholomew I)
ANA-MPA Copyright © 2004-2005 All rights reserved.