Catholicos Aram I meets with U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michael Issa on Oct. 15
The United States Ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, met with His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia at the Catholicosate headquarters in Antelias, Lebanon on October 15.
During the meeting that lasted about two hours, questions related to the current situation in Lebanon were raised, according to a statement from the Catholicosate.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the Catholicos “stressed that it is a great privilege for Lebanon to have an ambassador of Lebanese origin and familiar with the issues of Lebanon, as well as directly connected with the U.S. president, and therefore, it is expected that Lebanon will make the most of its ambassador for its diplomatic services.”
The meeting with Aram I came weeks after President Donald Trump hosted Armenian religious leaders at the White House. Western and Eastern prelates Archbishops Kegham Khacherian and Anoushavan Tanielian were among those in attendance at the White House gathering.
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