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    PRESS RELEASE
    Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services
    Address: Vagharshapat, Republic of Armenia
    Contact: Rev. Fr. Ktrij Devejian
    Tel: (374 10) 517 163
    Fax: (374 10) 517 301
    E-Mail: [email protected]
    September 1, 2005

    His Holiness Karekin II Receives Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs

    On August 31, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of
    All Armenians, received Rafael Antonio Bielsa, Minister of Foreign affairs,
    International Trade and Worship for the Republic of Argentina. Mr. Bielsa's
    delegation was accompanied by Arman Kirakosian, Deputy Foreign Minister of
    Armenia and Ara Ayvazian, Ambassador of Armenia to Argentina. Also in the
    delegation were devoted members of the Armenian Church and benefactors
    Eduardo Ernekian and Leon Carlos Arslanian.

    His Holiness welcomed the Minister to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and
    gladly recalled his meeting with Mr. Bielsa in Buenos Aires in 2004 during a
    Pontifical Visit to South America. The Catholicos of All Armenians
    requested that the Minister please transmit his personal appreciation and
    blessings to the President of Argentina and all state officials for the
    respect and care they demonstrate toward the Armenian community in
    Argentina. His Holiness also expressed his pleasure at seeing two Armenian
    benefactor sons of the Church among the delegation from Argentina, each who
    has made significant contributions to the development and progress of
    Armenian life.

    The Pontiff of All Armenians offered his words of gratitude to the Argentine
    people and state for their recognition and condemnation of the Armenian
    Genocide. He stated, "Argentina occupies a special place within our hearts
    and the hearts of all Armenians. We have a large and vibrant Armenian
    community there, who have earned the respect and admiration of their fellow
    Argentine countrymen. Argentina is also one of the growing number of
    countries that has recognized and strongly condemned the Genocide of the
    Armenians as the greatest of crimes against mankind, and for this, our
    nation appreciates the courageous spirit of Argentina, her faithful people
    and her dedicated government officials."

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