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    HIS HOLINESS ARAM I MET WITH PRIME MINISTER OF GREECE

    GREECE

    The day of his arrival, His Holiness Aram I, his entourage, the prelate
    Archbishop Khoren Toghtramadjian, and representatives of the Armenian
    community met with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.

    Catholicos Aram I thanked the Prime Minister for supporting the
    Armenian cause. He said that the recent decision of the Greek
    Parliament to criminalize the denial of genocide by law embodies the
    initiative of Mr. Samaras 1996, in which he proposed that the Greek
    Parliament to recognize the Armenian genocide. His Holiness then
    expressed his gratitude for his efforts to address the country's
    economic crisis.

    In response to the request of Mr. Samaras, His Holiness informed
    of the visit of the Patriarchs of the Middle East to Washington and
    meeting with President Obama.

    In the end, in recognition of the contribution of the Prime Minister
    to the Armenian cause, Catholicos was decorated with the insignia of
    Knight of Cilicia. '

    Later that day, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign
    Affairs, Mr. Anastasios Mitsialis received Catholicos Aram I on behalf
    of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, which was absent in the country.

    Friday, October 10, 2014, Stephane © armenews.com
    http://www.armenews.com/article.php3?id_article=103905




    From: A. Papazian
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