On August 16, His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, met with the representatives of the new regional department of Armenian Relief Cross in Lebanon.

He was briefed on the organization’s further programs, with scholarship for Armenian college students, aid to vulnerable families and to the elderly among priorities.

His Holiness highly assessed the humanitarian assistance extended by Armenian Relief Cross, stressing the importance of offering support to Syrian Armenians.