Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I, who is currently in the US on a patriarchal visit, is closely following the developments in connection with his lawsuit filed with the Constitutional Court of Turkey, and demanding the return of the Catholicosate Seat and estates of Sis, which are located in the historical Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, in modern-day Turkey.
Within the framework of this matter, Aram I had a working meting, in Washington, DC., with renowned Turkish historian, sociologist and publicist Taner Akcam, who is also a member of the committee of the aforesaid lawsuit, and who has had a positive value in the respective work done so far.
The Catholicos stressed the need to continue the work with the same impetus.
In the light of the relevant developments, it was decided to organize a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, this month, and in connection with the above-said lawsuit and in the lead-up to Turkey’s parliamentary elections on June 7.