PM Serge Sargsyan Received The Secretary Of State Of Vatican
Int.ArmRadio.am
05.03.2008
RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan received the Secretary of State of Vatican, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone and the delegation headed by him.
Greeting the Cardinal, the Prime Minister noted that he is glad to welcome His Holiness in our country. According to the Prime Minister, the visit of the Pope of Rome John Paul II to Armenia in September 2001 created the best bases for the further development of friendly relations between Armenia and Vatican, and the demonstration of Christian solidarity during the celebration of the 1700th anniversary of adoption of Christianity in Armenia became the best guarantee of development of these relations. Serge Sargsyan expressed gratitude for the opening of the Square after St. Gregory the Illuminator in Vatican on February 22, as well as the warm words of His Holiness Pope Benedict 16th addressed to the Armenian people during the opening ceremony.