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PRESIDENT SARGSYAN VISITS THE CATHOLICOSATE OF THE GREAT HOUSE OF CILICIA
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17:47 27.11.2012
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visited Antelias today to meet with
his Holiness Aram I, the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia.
Before the meeting President Serzh Sargsyan and Mrs. Rita Sargsyan
visited the St. Gregory the Illuminator Mother Cathedral and the
chapel, which is being built next to the Cathedral in memory of the
Armenian Genocide victims.
During a reception in Antelias, His Holiness AramI awarded Serzh
Sargsyan with the highest order of the Cilicean Cross.
Addressing the participants of the meeting, President Sargsyan said
"Armenia is strong with the Diaspora and the Diaspora is strong with
Armenia," underlining that it's not just a slogan, it's lifestyle. The
President stressed we must realize this slogan with joint efforts.
Serzh Sargsyan hailed the devotion of the Armenian community of
Lebanon and the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia to the
national ideas and proves this with concrete actions.
The President stressed that the Catholicosate of the Great House of
Cilicia is not just a religions center; it has long been a powerful
source of maintenance of the Armenian national identity. Serzh
Sargsyan highly appreciated the activity of the Catholicosate led
by His Holiness Aram I and expressed readiness to support it in all
its endeavors.
From: Baghdasarian
http://www.armradio.am/en/2012/11/27/president-sargsyan-visits-the-catholicosate-of-the-great-house-of-cilicia/
17:47 27.11.2012
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visited Antelias today to meet with
his Holiness Aram I, the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia.
Before the meeting President Serzh Sargsyan and Mrs. Rita Sargsyan
visited the St. Gregory the Illuminator Mother Cathedral and the
chapel, which is being built next to the Cathedral in memory of the
Armenian Genocide victims.
During a reception in Antelias, His Holiness AramI awarded Serzh
Sargsyan with the highest order of the Cilicean Cross.
Addressing the participants of the meeting, President Sargsyan said
"Armenia is strong with the Diaspora and the Diaspora is strong with
Armenia," underlining that it's not just a slogan, it's lifestyle. The
President stressed we must realize this slogan with joint efforts.
Serzh Sargsyan hailed the devotion of the Armenian community of
Lebanon and the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia to the
national ideas and proves this with concrete actions.
The President stressed that the Catholicosate of the Great House of
Cilicia is not just a religions center; it has long been a powerful
source of maintenance of the Armenian national identity. Serzh
Sargsyan highly appreciated the activity of the Catholicosate led
by His Holiness Aram I and expressed readiness to support it in all
its endeavors.
From: Baghdasarian