Catholicos Of All Armenians Receives OSCE PA Chairman Joao Soares

CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS RECEIVES OSCE PA CHAIRMAN JOAO SOARES

Noyan Tapan
March 12, 2010

ECHMIADZIN, MARCH 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin
II on March 12 receiving a delegation led by OSCE PA Chairman Joao
Soares expressed gratitude to the OSCE PA Chairman for strengthening
peace in the world and, in particular, for efforts made by OSCE in the
issue of peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. "We
are hopeful that the 21st century will also bring justice to issues
our people has been concerned with for centuries," Karekin II said.

J. Soares in his speech touched upon OSCE’s current activity. He
expressed respect for the Armenian Church mentioning the role of the
church in the region.

According to the Information Services of the Mother See of Holy
Echmiadzin, the Armenian-Turkish and Armenian-Azeri relations were
also touched upon during the conversation.