Aram I visits Dubai, Abu DhabiMay 5, 2012 - 14:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia paid a visit to United Arab Emirates. He was met at Dubai airport on by the Catholicosal Vicar of the Diocese of Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates Bishop Shahe Panossian, the Lebanese Ambassador, the Ambassador of Armenia and his wife, members of the Executive Committee of the Catholicosate of Cilicia and representatives of Armenian organizations in the region. Afterwards, the Catholicos held a meeting session with the members of the Executive Committee of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, and in the evening he attended a dinner organized in his honor. His Holiness Aram I also presided over the Holy Liturgy at St. Gregory the Illuminator church in Shrajah, where he was greeted by students. His Holiness focused his message on the meaning of God in the personal and collective lives of the members of the Armenian Church. At the end of the liturgy, the faithful greeted the Catholicos and received his blessings. Catholicos Aram I and his entourage also visited Abu Dhabi. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Baku: EU, U.S. share responsibility for Armenia’s “destabilizing actions” Azerbaijan has declared that the European Union and the United States will share responsibility for any destabilizing actions of Armenia |