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    ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MEETS THE POPE

    Vestnik Kavkaza
    Dec 12 2011
    Russia

    President Serzh Sargsyan on December 12 arrived on a working visit
    to Italy and met with Pope Benedict XVI.

    As reported by Armenian News NEWS.am Serzh Sargsyan and the Pope met
    in the extended format, the meeting was attended by members of the
    delegation, headed by the President.

    The parties exchanged views on cooperation between the Catholic Church
    and the Holy See Echmiadzin, the great role of churches in society
    and stressed the importance of education of the generations in the
    spirit of Christian values.

    President Sargsyan also met with Secretary of Vatican, Cardinal Bertone
    Tarchitsio. The parties stressed the need to deepen the bilateral
    relations at a high level. President Sargsyan and Cardinal Bertone
    touched on cultural relations. The President expressed gratitude to the
    Vatican for the preservation of Armenian cultural heritage abroad. Both
    sides expressed confidence that the appointment of ambassadors to
    Armenia and the Vatican will give a new impetus to bilateral relations.

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