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ARMENIAN CHURCH MAY CONTINUE RELYING ON STATE'S SUPPORT: PRESIDENT
YEREVAN, November 5. / ARKA /. Addressing the 4th Diocesan
Representative Assembly of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church President
Serzh Sargsyan said the meeting and the activities of the Armenian
Apostolic Holy Church 'is not a matter of religious organization alone:
it also has the All-Armenian scope and significance.' "Moreover,
for us it has also a cultural, political, and nation safeguarding
significance. This is a reality which has been shaped historically,'
he said.
The president said that the Church can further rely, even on a greater
scale, on the multifaceted support of the Armenian state. "
On the situation with Armenians in Syria the president said it is a
historic challenge which must be defeated together. "The position
of the Republic of Armenia on this issue is clear-cut: we are not
urging our brothers to leave Syria. The Armenian community in Syria
was historically formed, being one of the most viable and strong
communities, and we are hopeful that peace will come for all people
of Syria and its Armenian citizens. The entire Armenian nation,
including the Armenian state, must help those who remain in Syria to
preserve the Armenian hearth. "
The president said also the country has entered an important stage
of changes. 'Leaving behind the repercussions of the catastrophic
economic crisis, we have embarked on the task of giving a new
impetus to our country's development. Today, we are relatively free
to move steadfastly forward on the road of reformation. We are aware
of the causes of each problem and can achieve considerable results
in overcoming them. We are determined to establish law and order in
every segment of the state structure, and we will do it. Forgery,
abuse of office, inhumane deeds - all of them without exception will
be punished, and will be punished publicly to serve a lesson and to
be rejected by our society once and for all."
The head of the Armenian Church, Catholiocs Karekin II, thanked the
president and the government for their support for the Holy Church. He
commended the government also for supporting the Church's Diaspora
dioceses. -0-
YEREVAN, November 5. / ARKA /. Addressing the 4th Diocesan
Representative Assembly of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church President
Serzh Sargsyan said the meeting and the activities of the Armenian
Apostolic Holy Church 'is not a matter of religious organization alone:
it also has the All-Armenian scope and significance.' "Moreover,
for us it has also a cultural, political, and nation safeguarding
significance. This is a reality which has been shaped historically,'
he said.
The president said that the Church can further rely, even on a greater
scale, on the multifaceted support of the Armenian state. "
On the situation with Armenians in Syria the president said it is a
historic challenge which must be defeated together. "The position
of the Republic of Armenia on this issue is clear-cut: we are not
urging our brothers to leave Syria. The Armenian community in Syria
was historically formed, being one of the most viable and strong
communities, and we are hopeful that peace will come for all people
of Syria and its Armenian citizens. The entire Armenian nation,
including the Armenian state, must help those who remain in Syria to
preserve the Armenian hearth. "
The president said also the country has entered an important stage
of changes. 'Leaving behind the repercussions of the catastrophic
economic crisis, we have embarked on the task of giving a new
impetus to our country's development. Today, we are relatively free
to move steadfastly forward on the road of reformation. We are aware
of the causes of each problem and can achieve considerable results
in overcoming them. We are determined to establish law and order in
every segment of the state structure, and we will do it. Forgery,
abuse of office, inhumane deeds - all of them without exception will
be punished, and will be punished publicly to serve a lesson and to
be rejected by our society once and for all."
The head of the Armenian Church, Catholiocs Karekin II, thanked the
president and the government for their support for the Holy Church. He
commended the government also for supporting the Church's Diaspora
dioceses. -0-