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HIS HOLINESS KAREKIN II EXPRESSES SATISFACTION WITH CAREFUL ATTITUDE
OF RF AUTHORITIES TO ARMENIAN COMMUNITY
ETCHMIADZIN, December 16, (Noyan Tapan). On December 15, His Holiness
Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians received
Mr. Boris Grislov, President of the State Duma (Parliament) of the
Russian Federation.
His Holiness welcomed the honored guest to the Mother See of Holy
Etchmiadzin and reflected on the increasing cooperation between
Armenia and Russia in economic and cultural spheres. Thanking His
Holiness for the audience, Mr. Grislov informed the Catholicos of
the details of his recent visit to Armenia and the agreements which
were made between the two governments.
His Holiness and Mr. Grislov also spoke of the close ties that exist
between the Armenian Apostolic and Russian Orthodox Churches. Offering
his best wishes to the President of the Duma, the Catholicos of All
Armenians extended his appreciation to the Russian authorities for
their care and attention to the Armenian community in Russia.
Present for the meeting were His Grace Bishop Yeznik Petrossian,
Director of Inter-Church Relations for the Mother See; Mher
Shahnazarian, president of the standing committee for defense,
national security and internal affairs for the National Assembly
of the Republic of Armenia; and Anatoly Dryukov, Ambassador of the
Russian Federation to Armenia.
OF RF AUTHORITIES TO ARMENIAN COMMUNITY
ETCHMIADZIN, December 16, (Noyan Tapan). On December 15, His Holiness
Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians received
Mr. Boris Grislov, President of the State Duma (Parliament) of the
Russian Federation.
His Holiness welcomed the honored guest to the Mother See of Holy
Etchmiadzin and reflected on the increasing cooperation between
Armenia and Russia in economic and cultural spheres. Thanking His
Holiness for the audience, Mr. Grislov informed the Catholicos of
the details of his recent visit to Armenia and the agreements which
were made between the two governments.
His Holiness and Mr. Grislov also spoke of the close ties that exist
between the Armenian Apostolic and Russian Orthodox Churches. Offering
his best wishes to the President of the Duma, the Catholicos of All
Armenians extended his appreciation to the Russian authorities for
their care and attention to the Armenian community in Russia.
Present for the meeting were His Grace Bishop Yeznik Petrossian,
Director of Inter-Church Relations for the Mother See; Mher
Shahnazarian, president of the standing committee for defense,
national security and internal affairs for the National Assembly
of the Republic of Armenia; and Anatoly Dryukov, Ambassador of the
Russian Federation to Armenia.