Lraper Church Bulletin 11/07/2005
Contact: Deacon Vagharshag Seropyan
Armenian Patriarchate
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<; THE PATRIARCH VISITS THE XXII WORLD CONGRESS OF ARCHITECTURE On Wednesday morning, 6 July 2005, His Beatitude Mesrob II, Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul and All Turkey, visited an exhibition organized by the XXII World Congress of Architecture. He was accompanied by engineer Nazar Binatli, a member of the Armenian Patriarchate Committee for Repair and Restoration. His Beatitude the Patriarch first attended "The World is Speaking," exhibit at the CRR Center, and then toured the exhibition and stands of various countries at the Harbiye Military Museum. His Beatitude the Patriarch visited in particular the Republic of Armenia stand prepared by Prof. Narek Sargsyan. During a visit of about two hours, the Patriarch had conversations with the Director of the Republic of Armenia Architecture Museum, Prof. Ashot Grigoryan; the Head of the Republic of Armenia Chamber of Architects, Master Architect Migirdic Minasyan; Prof. Narek Sargsyan; and a journalist from the Nor Jamanak newspaper, Karen Mikaelyan. Praising the quality of the stand of the Republic of Armenia, His Beatitude the Patriarch noted that just as it is important to participate in international conferences, it is also as important to have exchange visits and contacts in the arts, culture, and commerce that promote good neighbourly relationships and dialogue between Turkey and Armenia. The architects from the Republic of Armenia who attended the congress had paid a courtesy visit to the Patriarchate on Tuesday, 5 July 2005. The web site of the World Congress of Architecture is <;