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  • His Holiness Karekin II Receives Newly Appointed Syrian Charge

    PRESS RELEASE
    Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services
    Address: Vagharshapat, Republic of Armenia
    Contact: Rev. Fr. Ktrij Devejian
    Tel: (374 1) 517 163
    Fax: (374 1) 517 301
    E-Mail: [email protected]
    April 27, 2005

    His Holiness Karekin II Receives Newly Appointed Syrian Charge d'Affaires

    On April 27, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of
    All Armenians, received Dr. Mulkhis Faraoun, newly appointed Charge d'
    Affaires of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Republic of Armenia.

    His Holiness welcomed Dr. Faraoun to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and
    wished him success and productive service in his new position. The
    Catholicos of All Armenians recalled his visit to Syria, notably Aleppo and
    Der-Zor in April of 2001, and spoke of the fond memories of his pilgrimage
    to the Armenian Genocide memorial in the Syrian desert, the warmth and love
    of the Armenians of Syria, and the hospitality of the pious and God-fearing
    Arab people.

    The Charge d'Affaires thanked His Holiness for the audience and noted that
    he was looking forward to serving in a country that has fraternal ties to
    his own, with such a long history and rich culture. Dr. Faraoun also spoke
    of the Armenian community in Syria, one of the oldest Armenian settlements
    dating back to Apostolic times.

    At the end of the meeting, His Holiness offered his prayers for the
    establishment of peace and stability in the region, benefiting not only the
    national life of the citizens of those countries, but also the inter-faith
    relations between the Christian and Muslim peoples of the world.
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