This past weekend, President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian visited the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and had a meeting with His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians.

The head of state and the Supreme Patriarch touched upon the military operations that Azerbaijan recently unleashed  on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border (in Tavush Province) and the Azerbaijani Armed Forces’ shelling of peaceful settlements.

They said what was important and symbolic was the fact that the clergymen of the Armenian Holy Apostolic Church in Armenia and the Diaspora have supported and continue to support Armenia and strengthen and encourage the soldiers with their prayers.

The President and Supreme Patriarch also talked about the major issues in national and church life and the strengthening of Armenia-Diaspora relations.

President Sarkissian expressed gratitude to the Catholicos of All Armenians for the support programs that the Armenian Holy Apostolic Church is carrying out during the coronavirus pandemic.