November 24, 2009 - 17:15 AMT
Catholicos Aram I counsels Armenian political parties
Catholicos of Cilicia Aram I met the ARF Bureau delegation, headed by a Bureau member Hrant Markaryan. 

During the meeting, Aram I discussed ways to strengthen ties between Armenia and Diaspora, stressing that the struggle of the Armenian people for recognition of  the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire and claims of compensation from the Turkish government should continue. 

His Holiness received the delegation of the Central Committee of the Hnchak Social Democratic Party.