CATHOLICOS ARAM I PAYS VISIT TO IRAN
news.am
May 08, 2012 | 12:42
Catholicos Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia arrived on a pastoral
visit to Iran on Monday.
He will preside on the interfaith dialogue meeting between the
Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia and the Representatives of the
Islamic Republic of Iran that began 10 years ago.
Speaking in Surb Sargis church in Tehran, Aram I said that Iran
has fair position on ethnic minorities, stressing that the Armenian
community has been living peacefully next to the Muslim compatriots
for 100 years.
During the visit, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia will honor
founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran imam Khomeini and meet with
the religious leaders in Qom seminary.
Earlier this month Catholicos Aram I visited the United Arab Emirates
where he blessed the foundation of the first Armenian church in Abu
Dhabi on Friday.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
news.am
May 08, 2012 | 12:42
Catholicos Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia arrived on a pastoral
visit to Iran on Monday.
He will preside on the interfaith dialogue meeting between the
Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia and the Representatives of the
Islamic Republic of Iran that began 10 years ago.
Speaking in Surb Sargis church in Tehran, Aram I said that Iran
has fair position on ethnic minorities, stressing that the Armenian
community has been living peacefully next to the Muslim compatriots
for 100 years.
During the visit, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia will honor
founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran imam Khomeini and meet with
the religious leaders in Qom seminary.
Earlier this month Catholicos Aram I visited the United Arab Emirates
where he blessed the foundation of the first Armenian church in Abu
Dhabi on Friday.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress