Kocharian: Armenia appreciates Vatican efforts seeking for Armenian Genocide recognitionMarch 6, 2008 - 14:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's President Robert Kocharian met His Eminence, Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarsicio Bertone and the delegation headed by him, the RA leader's press office reported. Welcoming the guest, the President said the current visit is the evidence of high-level cooperation between Armenia and Vatican and recalled the 2001 visit of His Holiness, Pope John Paul II and his two visits to Vatican. "Armenia appreciates Vatican's efforts seeking for the Armenian Genocide recognition as well as inauguration of a monument to Saint Grigor Lusavorich," the President said, making special mention of fruitful cooperation between the Armenian Apostolic and Catholic Churches. For his part, His Eminence Tarsicio Cardinal Bertone said that the holy mission of the Catholic Church is support of other Churches, establishment of peace and unification of national and states. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |