Catholicos Aram I pledges to serve Armenia more vigorouslyOctober 25, 2018 - 15:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, His Holiness Aram I has pledged to continue to serve Armenia and the Armenian people with the same dedication and a greater vigor. The Catholicos was meeting President Armen Sarkissian in Geneva, Switzerland. During the meeting, the Armenian meader congratulated Aram I on the 50th anniversary of his spiritual mission. “For fifty years, you have been serving devotedly our Apostolic Church, our Fatherland and the entire Armenian nation,” the President said and expressed confidence that Aram I has many things to accomplish because Armenia, Artsakh and the Diaspora need his active work not only in Antelias, the different centers of the Armenian Apostolic Church but also in the contect of diplomatic and political resolution of Armenian issues. His Holiness added that Armenia must be on the first place for any member of the clergy. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |