 CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS INVITED POPE JOHN II TO VISIT ARMENIANovember 10, 2000 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 10.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Visiting Vatican the patriarch of Armenian Orthodox Church Catholicos Garegin II invited Pope John Paul II to visit Armenia. The Pope and Garegin II met privately and the official statements by Vatican says nothing on whether the invitation was received by Pope or not. The AP agency informs that Pope John II did not immediately respond to the invitation, but noted he had hoped to visit Armenia in June 1999. The trip was postponed because of the death of the previous patriarch of Armenia, Garegin I. The pope recalled the late patriarch, saying 'my ties with him were deep and I very much wanted to visit him in Armenia as a sign of friendship.' -0--   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
