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ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH VARTHOLOMEOS IN ARMENIA
Athens News Agency
September 27, 2008 Saturday
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos (Bartholomew I) arrived for an
official visit to Armenia on Saturday, where from Yerevan he expressed
his brotherly wishes towards the Armenian people.
Vartholomeos' visit to Armenia comes on the occasion of his
participation in Armenian Patriarchate services, while he also
expressed his satisfaction on at his first visit to the Caucasus
country.
"I am specifically happy because a dialogue between Armenia and Turkey
has begun," he said, outlining an initiative by Armenia's president,
who invited his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul on the occasion of
a national football match, thereby, contributing to a rapprochement
of the two countries.
Athens News Agency
September 27, 2008 Saturday
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos (Bartholomew I) arrived for an
official visit to Armenia on Saturday, where from Yerevan he expressed
his brotherly wishes towards the Armenian people.
Vartholomeos' visit to Armenia comes on the occasion of his
participation in Armenian Patriarchate services, while he also
expressed his satisfaction on at his first visit to the Caucasus
country.
"I am specifically happy because a dialogue between Armenia and Turkey
has begun," he said, outlining an initiative by Armenia's president,
who invited his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul on the occasion of
a national football match, thereby, contributing to a rapprochement
of the two countries.