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CATHOLICOS, WESTERN PRELATE APPLAUD PASSAGE OF H.RES. 306
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Prelate Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian
ANTELIAS, Lebanon, LA CRESCENTA, Calif.-His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos
of the Great House of Cilicia and Western Prelate Archbishop Moushegh
Mardirossian, in separate announcements, welcomed last week's vote by
the House of Representatives on H. Res. 306, urging Turkey to return
stolen church property to its rightful owners.
A day after the vote, on December 14, in an interview with the
Yerevan-based Yerkir Media Television, the Catholicos said: "The
House Resolution 306 'urging the Republic of Turkey to safeguard its
Christian heritage and to return confiscated church properties,'
not only challenges Turkey's failure to respect the Armenian,
Greek, Assyrian and Syriac Church properties, but also the freedom
of religious prayer and education. This is a major step toward the
just solution of the Armenian Genocide."
The Catholicos also thanked the Armenian National Committee of America
for its close collaboration with the Catholicosate of Cilicia in
the past decades, in advocating for the "just cause of the Armenian
people."
While recognizing the important effort of different organizations
within the Armenian community toward this end, the pontiff explained
that "The U.N. Commission on Human Right has recognized the interests
of the victims of violations of International Humanitarian Law in
five forms of reparation: Restitution, compensation, rehabilitation,
just satisfaction, and guarantee of non-repetition. We should clearly
state our demands within the context of IHL. The Catholicosate of
Cilicia is organizing an meeting of experts to this effect, to be
held in February 2012 in Antelias."
Immediately following the announcement of the House vote, Western
Prelate, Archbishop Mardirossian welcomed this effort.
"We were overjoyed to learn of the passage of H. Res. 306. This is
indeed a monumental victory not only for the Armenian people but
for all those who value religious freedom, equality, and justice. We
hopefully anticipate the end of religious and ethnic discrimination
and await the day when our sacred sites are returned to their rightful
owners, the Armenian people" said Archbishop Mardirossian.
From: Baghdasarian
asbarez
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Prelate Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian
ANTELIAS, Lebanon, LA CRESCENTA, Calif.-His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos
of the Great House of Cilicia and Western Prelate Archbishop Moushegh
Mardirossian, in separate announcements, welcomed last week's vote by
the House of Representatives on H. Res. 306, urging Turkey to return
stolen church property to its rightful owners.
A day after the vote, on December 14, in an interview with the
Yerevan-based Yerkir Media Television, the Catholicos said: "The
House Resolution 306 'urging the Republic of Turkey to safeguard its
Christian heritage and to return confiscated church properties,'
not only challenges Turkey's failure to respect the Armenian,
Greek, Assyrian and Syriac Church properties, but also the freedom
of religious prayer and education. This is a major step toward the
just solution of the Armenian Genocide."
The Catholicos also thanked the Armenian National Committee of America
for its close collaboration with the Catholicosate of Cilicia in
the past decades, in advocating for the "just cause of the Armenian
people."
While recognizing the important effort of different organizations
within the Armenian community toward this end, the pontiff explained
that "The U.N. Commission on Human Right has recognized the interests
of the victims of violations of International Humanitarian Law in
five forms of reparation: Restitution, compensation, rehabilitation,
just satisfaction, and guarantee of non-repetition. We should clearly
state our demands within the context of IHL. The Catholicosate of
Cilicia is organizing an meeting of experts to this effect, to be
held in February 2012 in Antelias."
Immediately following the announcement of the House vote, Western
Prelate, Archbishop Mardirossian welcomed this effort.
"We were overjoyed to learn of the passage of H. Res. 306. This is
indeed a monumental victory not only for the Armenian people but
for all those who value religious freedom, equality, and justice. We
hopefully anticipate the end of religious and ethnic discrimination
and await the day when our sacred sites are returned to their rightful
owners, the Armenian people" said Archbishop Mardirossian.
From: Baghdasarian