ARAM I, CATHOLICOS OF THE GREAT HOUSE OF CILICIA, TO ATTEND THE 2ND CONVENTION OF EUROPEAN ARMENIANS
AZG Armenian Daily #185
11/10/2007
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Peter Semneby and Bernard Fassier, officials on South Caucasus issues,
also expected to participate
His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia of the
Armenian Apostolic Church, will take part in the Second Convention
of European Armenians, announced the European Armenian Federation. He
will join a slate of other dignitaries, experts and local and national
political leaders, including Mr. Vartan Oskanian , Minister of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Armenia who will be heading an important
diplomatic delegation.
"With the participation of the top leaders from across the key Armenian
political and religious institutions, the Second Convention of European
Armenians will be a genuine summit where will be decided the political
guidelines of our Nation in Europe for the coming years" declared
Hilda Tchoboian, chairperson of the European Armenian Federation.
Moreover, Mr. Peter Semneby, the EU Special Envoy in the South
Caucasus as well as Mr. Bernard Fassier, the French co-chair of the
OSCE Minsk group in charge of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement,
are also expected to take part in the Convention.
"These key attendees are a testament that – beyond the Armenian world
– our concerns, our expectations and our active European citizenship
are an important force on major international political issues. With
this Convention, we are going to make the voice of European Armenians
heard by key policy-makers," added Tchoboian.