Armenian President meets Cardinal of Roman Catholic ChurchSeptember 26, 2012 - 21:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church Kurt Koch. “As the first country in the world to adopt Christianity as state religion, Armenia attaches great importance to relations with Vatican. Rich cultural and religious heritage, common value system oblige us to maintain high-level ties and deepen them,” President Sargsyan said. He further hailed the relations between the Holy See and Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, considering the religious values and the ideology linking the two churches. Cardinal Koch, in turn, stressed promotion of peace, development of cooperation between all nations and religions as the mission of the Catholic Church. President Sargsyan further underscored Vatican’s role in consolidation of the Christian world, along with promotion of peace, human rights and tolerance. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |