ETCHMIADZIN. – The Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, on Tuesday received the participants of the First International Poetry Festival, which is underway in Armenian capital city Yerevan.

Saluting the festival participants’ visit to the spiritual center of the Armenians worldwide, Karekin II gave his blessings and extended his best wishes to those present.  

The Catholicos urged the poetry specialists to make their God-given capacities serve the wellbeing of humanity, and the building of friendship among the peoples.

At the end of the talk, the Catholicos of All Armenians responded to the questions posed by the writers who had come from a variety of countries.