  Vatican Secretary of State Armenia visit delayedMarch 3, 2008 - 18:02 AMT 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.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
