CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS APPRECIATES CAREFUL ATTITUDE OF
AUTHORITIES OF BELARUS TOWARDS ARMENIAN COMMUNITY
04-10-2005 14:30:00 | Armenia | Social
ETCHMIADZIN, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On
October 2, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Karekin II
Catholicos of All Armenians received Leonid Gulyako, the
Minister of Culture of Belarus and a delegation headed by him,
accompanied by Gagik Gyurjian, the RA Deputy Minister of Culture
and Youth Issues, and Ambassadors of the two countries.
Welcoming the Minister's visit to the Mother See,
Catholicos of All Armenians expressed satisfaction with the
Cultural Days of Belarus being held in Armenia attaching
importance to organization of such cultural initiatives which
support making closer and strengthening of relations and
traditions having been created between the two people for dozens
of years. His Holiness attached importance to the role of the
two Ambassadors in all these.
The Armenian Catholicos appreciated the Belarusian
authorities' careful and kind attitude towards the Armenian
community as well as the land allocation for building an
Armenian church. His Holiness also passed his frateral love and
wishes to Metropolitan Filaret by the help of the Minister.
As Noyan Tapan was informed by the Information Center of
the Mother See, Leonid Gulyako touched upon the warm reception
in Armenia, presented events implemented and envisaged within
the program of the Cultural Days of Belarus in Armenia. The
Minister also mentioned that according to the agreement reached,
Days of Culture of Armenia will be held in Belarus the next
year.
Difficulties arisen before the Armenian Apostolic Surb
Church and warm relations present between the two churches were
also touched upon at the meeting.