A delegation comprising spiritual heads from Bulgaria arrived in Armenia on Monday. On the same day, the delegation was received, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, by the Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II.  

Father Abgar Hovakimian, Locum Tenens of the Armenian Apostolic Church Diocese of Bulgaria, stressed that this visit will become the best opportunity for Bulgaria’s religious leaders to get informed about the spiritual and cultural values of the Armenians.    

Karekin II welcomed the aforesaid Diocese’s initiative to invite the Bulgarian delegation to Armenia, and stated that the visit will further strengthen ties between the spiritual denominations. Also, he reflected on the relations between the Armenian and Bulgarian people and the Armenian Church’s ecumenical and interreligious ties. The Armenian Catholicos extended his well wishes to Patriarch Maxim of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and to the spiritual leaders attending the talk.  

To note, from Monday to Friday, the Bulgarian delegation will visit Armenia’s several monasteries and churches, religious education institutions, cultural centers. Also, Bulgaria’s spiritual leaders will visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial and lay a wreath in memory of the Genocide victims.