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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.
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.