Russian Presidents Congratulation To His Holiness Gargein II

Russian Presidents Congratulation To His Holiness Gargein II.

Int.ArmRadio.AM
05.11.2009

His Holiness Garegin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of all Armenians, hosted the Russian Ambassador to Armenia, Vyacheslav Kovalenko. During the meeting the Ambassador congratulated the Catholicos on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his election and conveyed the congratulatory message of the President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev and the Cirill Patriarch of Russia.

The message of RF President reads in part: Russia feels great respect for the Armenian Church, which has preserved the Christian belief for centuries.

We rate highly the kind relations between the Orthodox Church of Russian and the Armenian Apostolic Church. They have always played a great role in the reinforcement of friendship and trust between our countries. Its tangible evidence is the Armenian temple being built in Moscow and the Russian Orthodox Church in the Armenian territory. Undoubtedly, as an outstanding religious figure, who pays great attention to the humanitarian ties between Armenia and Russia, you have made a great personal contribution to this. Great is your contribution to the reinforcement of inter-religious dialogue.