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    PRESS RELEASE

    Catholicosate of Cilicia
    Communication and Information Department
    Contact: V.Rev.Fr. Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
    Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
    Fax: (04) 419724
    E- mail: [email protected]
    Web: http://www.cathcil.org/

    PO Box 70 317
    Antelias-Lebanon

    Armenian version: http://www.cathcil.org/v04/doc/Armenian.htm

    HIS HOLINESS MEETS WITH FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER SALLOUKH

    His Holiness Aram I received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of
    Lebanon Fawzi Salloukh in his office in Antelias on August 23.

    The minister briefed His Holiness about the internal situation of
    Lebanon in general and talked about the country's foreign affairs. His
    Holiness informed the minister about the international relations of the
    Catholicosate of Cilicia and the Armenian communities it represents.

    The minister talked with admiration and respect about the Armenian
    community of Lebanon, its participation in the political life of
    the country and the contribution it has brought to Lebanon's growth
    and progress.

    His Holiness stressed that the importance of guaranteeing Lebanon's
    security and stability and pointed out that political leaders should
    refrain from making provoking statements.

    The Catholicos emphasized that the government should act as a single
    unit. He added that new impetus should be given to the relations
    between Lebanon's different communities and international and regional
    developments should be closely followed.

    The foreign affairs minister gave a brief press conference after
    his meeting with His Holiness Aram I. He expressed satisfaction at
    meeting with "such spiritual leaders who have wide knowledge about
    religious and political issues."

    The minister then spoke about the Armenian community of Lebanon,
    considering it an indispensable part of the country's communities
    and acknowledging the important role it has played in the country's
    progress.

    He also talked about the Lebanese-Armenians living in different part
    of the Diaspora and their "honorable work" for the progress of Lebanon.

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    View picture here:

    http://www.cathcil.org/v04/doc/Photos/Pictures59.htm#2

    *****

    The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates
    of the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the
    history and the mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer
    to the web page of the Catholicosate, http://www.cathcil.org/ The
    Cilician Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is
    located in Antelias, Lebanon.
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