Vatican opening resident Apostolic Nunciature in Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Vatican is opening a resident Apostolic Nunciature in Armenia to open a new page in the history of diplomatic relations between Yerevan and the Holy See, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said in a press statement after meeting with the Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of the Holy See Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra on Wednesday, October 27.

Mirzoyan said the two exchanged views on bilateral relations, expressing readiness to deepen relations between the two countries,

"The Holy See has always stood by Armenia in difficult times for the Armenian people and last year was no exception," the Foreign Minister said.

"The consistent position of the Vatican on the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as on maintaining peace and stability in the region is remarkable for us. Particularly, the messages of His Holiness during and after the aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as the calls for the immediate release of prisoners of war, were of great importance. As you know, Azerbaijan still violates international humanitarian law, as well as the provisions of the November 9 trilateral statement, and continues to hold Armenian prisoners of war and captured civilians. We ask His Holiness the High Priest to always remember the Armenian prisoners of war in his prayers and public messages and to stress the need for their immediate release."

Mirzoyan noted that the Armenian people are also grateful to His Holiness the High Priest for the "principled and unequivocal message" of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.