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INDIRA GANDHI, MOTHER TERESA: VISITS OF WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL WOMEN TO ARMENIA
11:04, 9 March, 2015
YEREVAN, MARCH 9, ARMENPRESS. I encountered a huge caring for people
and heartfelt attitude towards them in Armenia. Mother Teresa (Anjezë
Gonxhe Bojaxhiu), the 1979 Nobel Peace laureate, thus described her
impressions from her visit to our country. On the occasion of the 8th
of March, "Armenpress" introduces the visits of the 4 most influential
women of 20-21st century to Armenia from its archives.
Indira Gandhi
During the Soviet era, President of India Dr. S Radhakrishnan (Sept
1964) and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi visited the Armenian Soviet
Socialist Republic on June 11, 1976. The First secretary of the
Armenian Communist Party Karen Demirchyan welcomed Indira Gandhi.
First, Indira Gandhi visited the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient
Manuscripts, commonly referred to as the Matenadaran.
Also, Indira Gandhi paid a visit to the Yerevan Computer Research and
Development Institute (YCRDI), where she left the following note in
the book of visitors: "I am charmed by the activity of the Armenian
engineers, constructers, and scientists. This is a brilliant prove
of the intensive progress of sciences and republic's industry."
The fact that Indira Gandhi spent the half of her five-day visit to the
Soviets in Armenia tells about the significance of the Armenian-Indian
relations and friendship of the Armenian and Indian people.
Mother Teresa
Learning about the devastating earthquake in Armenia, Mother Teresa
paid a visit to our country on December 18. Mother Teresa was in Gyumri
and visited hospitals in Yerevan. In an interview to "Armenpress",
Mother Teresa stated: "We were in those places in Armenia, which were
heavily damaged by the earthquake. The size of the calamity shocked
us and we are very sorry for that."
"I encountered a huge caring for people and heartfelt attitude towards
them in Armenia. I'll come back soon with my nuns to help the victims,"
she said.
On December 20, Mother Teresa visited Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzi,
where she had a meeting with His Holiness Vazken I, Supreme Patriarch
and Catholicos of All Armenians. In end of the meeting, Mother Teresa
noted that our people is lucky to have such a Catholicos.
Mother Teresa, the 1979 Nobel Peace laureate, offered the Soviets
Monday the assistance of her religious order, the Missionaries of
Charity, which operates orphanages, hospitals, food centers and
schools in more than 25 countries.
The Roman Catholic nun met in the Armenian capital of Yerevan with the
Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikolai I. Ryzhkov, who "warmly
thanked her for the kind feelings, compassion, and the offered aid,"
Tass said. (THE FULL VERSION OF THE ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/796824/indira-gandhi-mother-teresa-visits-of-worlds-most-powerful-women-to-armenia.html
11:04, 9 March, 2015
YEREVAN, MARCH 9, ARMENPRESS. I encountered a huge caring for people
and heartfelt attitude towards them in Armenia. Mother Teresa (Anjezë
Gonxhe Bojaxhiu), the 1979 Nobel Peace laureate, thus described her
impressions from her visit to our country. On the occasion of the 8th
of March, "Armenpress" introduces the visits of the 4 most influential
women of 20-21st century to Armenia from its archives.
Indira Gandhi
During the Soviet era, President of India Dr. S Radhakrishnan (Sept
1964) and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi visited the Armenian Soviet
Socialist Republic on June 11, 1976. The First secretary of the
Armenian Communist Party Karen Demirchyan welcomed Indira Gandhi.
First, Indira Gandhi visited the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient
Manuscripts, commonly referred to as the Matenadaran.
Also, Indira Gandhi paid a visit to the Yerevan Computer Research and
Development Institute (YCRDI), where she left the following note in
the book of visitors: "I am charmed by the activity of the Armenian
engineers, constructers, and scientists. This is a brilliant prove
of the intensive progress of sciences and republic's industry."
The fact that Indira Gandhi spent the half of her five-day visit to the
Soviets in Armenia tells about the significance of the Armenian-Indian
relations and friendship of the Armenian and Indian people.
Mother Teresa
Learning about the devastating earthquake in Armenia, Mother Teresa
paid a visit to our country on December 18. Mother Teresa was in Gyumri
and visited hospitals in Yerevan. In an interview to "Armenpress",
Mother Teresa stated: "We were in those places in Armenia, which were
heavily damaged by the earthquake. The size of the calamity shocked
us and we are very sorry for that."
"I encountered a huge caring for people and heartfelt attitude towards
them in Armenia. I'll come back soon with my nuns to help the victims,"
she said.
On December 20, Mother Teresa visited Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzi,
where she had a meeting with His Holiness Vazken I, Supreme Patriarch
and Catholicos of All Armenians. In end of the meeting, Mother Teresa
noted that our people is lucky to have such a Catholicos.
Mother Teresa, the 1979 Nobel Peace laureate, offered the Soviets
Monday the assistance of her religious order, the Missionaries of
Charity, which operates orphanages, hospitals, food centers and
schools in more than 25 countries.
The Roman Catholic nun met in the Armenian capital of Yerevan with the
Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikolai I. Ryzhkov, who "warmly
thanked her for the kind feelings, compassion, and the offered aid,"
Tass said. (THE FULL VERSION OF THE ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/796824/indira-gandhi-mother-teresa-visits-of-worlds-most-powerful-women-to-armenia.html