VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE ARMENIA VISIT DELAYED
PanARMENIAN.Net
03.03.2008 18:02 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The visit of Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary
of State of His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, scheduled for March 2-6,
has been postponed owing to domestic situation in Armenia, the RA
MFA press office reported.
The Cardinal was expected to meet with RA President Robert Kocharian,
Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Garegin II, Prime Minister
Serzh Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian.
He also planned to attend the Depository of Ancient Manuscripts of
Matenadaran, Mother Teresa’s sisters’ center and Grigor Lusavorich
Cathedral.
In Shirak, Cardinal Bertone intended to meet with the Catholic
community of Armenia.