YEREVAN. – Archbishop Marek Solchinsky, the Internuncio of the Holy See of the Vatican to the South Caucasus, presented his credentials to Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan on Wednesday.

The President congratulated the Holy See’s new envoy for assuming this position, and expressed a conviction that during his tenure the Archbishop will contribute to further deepening and strengthening of the relations between Armenia and the Vatican, the President’s Press Office informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.    

Serzh Sargsyan greatly underscored the Vatican’s role, and, also, thanked the Vatican for recognizing the Armenian Genocide.

Armenia’s Head of State underscored the Holy See’s position on the preservation of Armenian monuments and cross-stones that are located outside Armenia.  

The interlocutors delightful recorded that the dialogue between the Holy Sees of Saint Etchmiadzin and the Vatican likewise are on a high level. 

President Sargsyan recalled, with pleasure, his visit to the Vatican, this past December, and his meeting with Pope Benedict XVI. 

Armenia’s President and the Internuncio of the Holy See of the Vatican stressed that the bilateral historical ties and the rich cultural and a spiritual heritage are a good background for developing the cooperation between Armenia and the Vatican.