Karekin II, Aram I express ‘full support’ for Nagorno-Karabakh right to self-determination , efforts to lift blockade

YEREVAN, AUGUST 11, ARMENPRESS. The new Speaker of Parliament of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Davit Ishkhanyan has held a phone call with Armenian Apostolic Church Catholicos Karekin II, and Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I.

During the call, Ishkhanyan expressed gratitude for the pontifical blessing and good wishes, the Nagorno-Karabakh parliament’s press service said in a readout.

Karekin II and Aram I expressed their full support for the work in the direction of lifting the blockade of Artsakh and reiterating the right to self-determination of the people.

They also told the Speaker that the Armenian Apostolic Church will always stand by Artsakh and its people, and expressed readiness to closely cooperate.