On April 3, 2012 Armenian ambassador to Lebanon Ashot Kocharian met with His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, in Antelias.

The ambassador briefed the Catholicos on the outcome of the recent meeting held in Beirut between the Directors of Banks in Armenia and Lebanon. He also informed the Catholicos of the forthcoming Armenia-Diaspora Writers’ Conference to be held in Yerevan.

After listening to the ambassador, His Holiness expressed his appreciation for organizing projects and activities that bring Armenia and Diaspora together.

Catholicos Aram I and ambassador Kocharian also discussed the rising influence of Turkey in the region and the need to work together to achieve justice for the Armenian Cause.