Catholicos Aram I reassures Armenians in Syria of his continuing prayers and support

22 January 2015. On Thursday his Holiness Aram I met with the two Armenian Primates in Syria, Archbishop Shahan Sarkissian, from the Catholicosate of Cilicia and Archbishop Bedros Miriatian, from the Armenian Catholic Church. They briefed the Catholicos on their joint activities in responding to the material needs of the Armenian community and discussed their concerns.

After hearing their reports, His Holiness thanked them and expressed his appreciation for their efforts in gathering the community around their churches and providing spiritual and humanitarian support. He also asked them to transmit his blessings to the members of the Committee assisting them. He then suggested that they keep the wider Armenian community informed of their humanitarian activities, whenever possible, and spoke of the historical importance of the presence of Armenians in Syria, promising the support of the Catholicosate of Cilicia in its revival and reorganization.

His Holiness Monitors the News of the Armenian Community in Syria Closely

23 January 2015. On Friday evening Catholicos Aram I held a meeting in his office with Archbishop Shahan Sarkissian, the Primate of Peria (Syria), Rev. Haroutiune Selimian, the Head of the Armenian Evangelical community in Syria, and Rev. Dr. Paul Haydostian, President of Haigazian University. They discussed the situation of Armenian communities in different parts of Syria and confirmed humanitarian assistance as the immediate top priority. They also highlighted the central role that the Armenian school must play in the future reorganization of the communities.

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