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  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...
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  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...
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  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 to...
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  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...
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  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...
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  09, 2014

  President takes part in Victor Hambardzumyan Prize award giving ceremony     Today, President Serzh Sargsyan took part in the award giving ceremony of the international scientific prize named after the National Hero of Armenia, academician Victor Hambardzumyan at the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia (NAS RA). The Chairman of the Commission for the V. Hambardzumyan International Prize, the President of the NAS RA, academician Radik Martirosyan presented the 2014 awardees – Felix Aharonyan, Igor Karachentsev and Brent Tully. Felix...