Armenian President to attend Pope Francis's inauguration mass![]() March 18, 2013 - 17:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will depart for Vatican to attend Pope Francis's inauguration mass. Catholicos Karekin II will lead the delegation of Armenian Apostolic Church, which will comprise director of the publishing department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Nathan Hovhannisyan, chief of the department of inter-church relations Hovakim Manoukian and Rev. Fr. Karekin Hambardzumian. Delegations from 180 countries, including the heir to the British throne Prince Charles, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Vice President of the United States Joe Biden will also attend the new pope’s inauguration mass. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |