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PRESIDENT SARGSYAN HOSTS CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS AND PATRIARCH OF SYRIAC ORTHODOX CHURCH
11:46, 13 Oct 2014
President Serzh Sargsyan today hosted His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme
Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians and His Holiness Moran Mor
Ignatius Aphrem II, Head of the Syriac Orthodox Church and Patriarch
of Antioch and All the East, President's Press Office reported.
Welcoming the Patriarchs of the Armenian Apostolic and the Syriac
Orthodox Churches, the Armenian President attached importance to
developing relations between the two sister churches and promoting
cooperation. Serzh Sargsyan expressed the hope that the visit of the
Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church will give a new stimulus to
conducting constructive dialog between the two sister churches.
The interlocutors agreed that rooted in the same Christology and
holy tradition, the Armenian and Syriac sister churches have been
operating side by side for centuries making a unique contribution to
strengthening ties between the two friendly peoples. They attached
great value to further reinforcing friendly relations between the
Armenian and Syriac peoples and churches having deep historical roots
and considered the visit of the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox
Church as a mutual desire to enhance ties.
According to President Serzh Sargsyan, the loyalty to spiritual values
and traditions is the guarantee of the Armenian and Syriac peoples'
millennial existence.
The Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church underlined with
satisfaction that it is his first post-election foreign visit and he is
happy to arrive in the Republic of Armenia being hosted in the Mother
See of Holy Echmiadzin since he has enjoyed an unconditional friendship
with the Armenian people and the Armenian Apostolic Church for years.
Touching upon the difficult situation in the Middle East, particularly
in Syria, caused by the long-lasting crisis and military operations,
the interlocutors noted that both the Armenian and Syriac peoples
feel very sorry for that situation because Syria is a second homeland
to numerous Armenians and Syriacs. They were sorry to mention that
together with the local population, the Armenian and Syriac communities
in Syria continue to suffer casualties and material losses.
President Serzh Sargsyan underscored that since the very beginning of
the Syrian crisis Armenia has favored a rapid and peaceful resolution
based on nationwide dialogue and it is doing its best to make a
modest contribution to that by permanently speaking out against the
barbarities of Islamic extremists towards religious and national
minorities as a result of the crisis in the Middle East.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/10/13/president-sargsyan-hosts-catholicos-of-all-armenians-and-patriarch-of-syriac-orthodox-church/
11:46, 13 Oct 2014
President Serzh Sargsyan today hosted His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme
Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians and His Holiness Moran Mor
Ignatius Aphrem II, Head of the Syriac Orthodox Church and Patriarch
of Antioch and All the East, President's Press Office reported.
Welcoming the Patriarchs of the Armenian Apostolic and the Syriac
Orthodox Churches, the Armenian President attached importance to
developing relations between the two sister churches and promoting
cooperation. Serzh Sargsyan expressed the hope that the visit of the
Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church will give a new stimulus to
conducting constructive dialog between the two sister churches.
The interlocutors agreed that rooted in the same Christology and
holy tradition, the Armenian and Syriac sister churches have been
operating side by side for centuries making a unique contribution to
strengthening ties between the two friendly peoples. They attached
great value to further reinforcing friendly relations between the
Armenian and Syriac peoples and churches having deep historical roots
and considered the visit of the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox
Church as a mutual desire to enhance ties.
According to President Serzh Sargsyan, the loyalty to spiritual values
and traditions is the guarantee of the Armenian and Syriac peoples'
millennial existence.
The Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church underlined with
satisfaction that it is his first post-election foreign visit and he is
happy to arrive in the Republic of Armenia being hosted in the Mother
See of Holy Echmiadzin since he has enjoyed an unconditional friendship
with the Armenian people and the Armenian Apostolic Church for years.
Touching upon the difficult situation in the Middle East, particularly
in Syria, caused by the long-lasting crisis and military operations,
the interlocutors noted that both the Armenian and Syriac peoples
feel very sorry for that situation because Syria is a second homeland
to numerous Armenians and Syriacs. They were sorry to mention that
together with the local population, the Armenian and Syriac communities
in Syria continue to suffer casualties and material losses.
President Serzh Sargsyan underscored that since the very beginning of
the Syrian crisis Armenia has favored a rapid and peaceful resolution
based on nationwide dialogue and it is doing its best to make a
modest contribution to that by permanently speaking out against the
barbarities of Islamic extremists towards religious and national
minorities as a result of the crisis in the Middle East.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/10/13/president-sargsyan-hosts-catholicos-of-all-armenians-and-patriarch-of-syriac-orthodox-church/