AFTER SEVERAL CONSULTATIONS OF THE STATUS OF WESTERN ARMENIAN LANGUAGE, HIS HOLINESS ARAM I ANNOUNCES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COUNCIL TO MONITOR THE EVOLUTION OF THE LANGUAGE

11/08/2011

On Tuesday 8 November, His Holiness Aram I presided over a meeting to discuss a future Council to Monitor the evolution of the usage of Western Armenian Language. The meeting included representatives of the Armenian Catholic and Protestant Communities as well as representatives of cultural organizations active in the community.

After welcoming the participants, Catholicos Aram I reviewed the findings of the consultation held last August, and said that the future of Western Armenian was alarming and immediate action had to be taken to redress the situation. He proposed to create a Council that would draw an action plan to cover pan-Armenian and pan-diaspora concerns.

After His Holiness’s introduction, the participants discussed the composition of the Council, areas of activity, and agreed to meet again to continue reflection and planning under the auspices of the Catholicos.

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