ETCHMIADZIN. – Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II congratulated Armenian women in connection with March 8, the International Women’s Day.

“Our souls are in delight today because we are exalting our mothers, sisters and daughters, and are appreciating their great contribution to the family life and the state and public life. The women serve our country’s progress, the surmounting of the difficulties our people face; they are participants in our people’s triumphs, [and] our national and spiritual reawakening. Dear women, continue living and creating by the example of the Armenian woman’s faith, courage, and dedication. Bring efforts so that the Armenian life becomes prosperous and thriving, [and] the Armenian native land becomes strong and flourishing,” the Catholicos’ congratulatory message specifically reads.