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20.09.2014
PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN TAKES PART IN 5TH ECCLESIASTICAL REPRESENTATIVES ASSEMBLY
President Serzh Sargsyan today took part in the 5th Ecclesiastical Representatives’ Assembly held on the initiative of His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians at Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The purpose of the assembly is to discuss urgent issues concerning the clerical and national life and finalize the steps and initiatives aimed at responding to existing challenges. After the Lord’s Prayer and the welcome speech delivered by... more →
20.09.2014
PRESIDENT PARTICIPATES IN CLOSING CEREMONY OF 5TH ARMENIA-DIASPORA CONFERENCE
President Serzh Sargsyan today took part in the closing ceremony of the 5th Armenia-Diaspora Conference at Alexander Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet National Academic Theatre where he made a speech. *** Remarks by President Serzh Sargsyan at the 5th Armenia-Diaspora Conference Dear compatriots, The free and independent Republic of Armenia once again received the Armenia-Diaspora Conference of our representatives from all over the world. Today about 700 representatives of... more →
19.09.2014
PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN MEETS POPE FRANCIS IN VATICAN
On his official visit to the Holy See President Serzh Sargsyan today held a private meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis. The Armenian President and His Holiness praised the high level of relations between Armenia and Vatican and underscored that they are firmly based on the common Christian value system and the ideology. The interlocutors attached importance to the high-level reciprocal visits and contacts intensified in recent years which is a testimony of the mutual commitment... more →
19.09.2014
PRESIDENT TAKES PART IN OPENING OF ARMENIAN CROSS-STONE PERMANENT EXHIBITION IN VATICAN
On his official visit to the Holy See President Serzh Sargsyan today visited the Vatican Museums where he participated in the opening of a medieval Armenian cross-stone permanent exhibition. The cross-stone which dates back to 1246 was placed at the Pope Urbano VIII exhibition room of the Vatican Museums next to the famous Sistine Chapel. The President of the Vatican Governatorate Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, the Director of the Vatican Museums Antonio Paolucci and the heads of the... more →
18.09.2014
PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN MAKES OFFICIAL VISIT TO HOLY SEE
President Serzh Sargsyan today made an official visit to the Holy See (Vatican). The Armenian President took part in the opening of the photo exhibition “A Fable of the East: Challenges Facing Christianity in the New Millennium” at Vittoriano Museum Complex in Rome. The aim of the exhibition is to draw the attention of the international community to the state of thousand-year old endangered Christian communities in the Middle East, as well as to the need for preserving the... more →
18.09.2014
PRESIDENT HOSTS CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS AND CATHOLICOS OF GREAT HOUSE OF CILICIA
President Serzh Sargsyan today hosted His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians and His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia. In the run up to the two most important events, the 5th Ecclesiastical Assembly and the 5th Armenia-Diaspora Conference, to be held in Yerevan the Armenian President, the Supreme Patriarch of All Armenians and the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia touched upon national issues and challenges faced by... more →