Armenia president paying official visit to the Vatican and ItalyApril 4, 2018 - 16:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan is paying an official visit to the Holy See (Vatican), where he will have meetings with His Holiness Pope Francis, Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolini, and will attend the unveiling of the statue of Doctor of the Ecumenical Church, Saint Gregory of Narek in the Vatican. Afterwards, an ecumenical ceremony will be held, attended by Pope Francis, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, and His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia. On the margins of his April 4-6 visit, the president will also meet Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, Lieutenant of the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta. A cooperation agreement will be signed between the Armenia and the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, after which Sargsyan and Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto address the media. Sargsyan is also scheduled to pay a working visit to the Italy, where he will meet with president Sergio Mattarella, president of the Senate Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati and president of the Chamber of Deputies Roberto Fico. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. |