Catholicos Aram, UN's de Mistura talk Syrian-Armenians in GenevaAugust 20, 2016 - 17:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, His Holiness Aram I met with the United Nations special envoy for the Syria crisis, Staffan de Mistura in Geneva, Switzerland. At the meeting, the parties discussed issues of concern for Syrian-Armenians. The pontiff discussed similar problems with representatives of interchurch organizations. Also, Aram I met with the president of Armenofas humanitarian foundation Teny Simonyan, with both of them stressing the importance of providing aid to Syrian-Armenians. Prior to departing for Geneva, the Catholicos met with Petros Terzian, President of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund in France. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. 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. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |