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YEREVAN, MAY 21, ARMENPRESS: His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians hosted at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin the representatives of the local bodies of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, headed by the Executive Director of the Fund Ara Vardanyan. As Armenpress was reported by the Press Service of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, welcoming the visit of the representatives of the local bodies of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians blessed the present. Highly evaluating the activities of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, His Holiness Karekin II emphasized that the service of the Fund requires great commitment and consistent work.
During the meeting the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians highlighted the involvement of the Armenian Church in the activities of the Fund, thus fostering the contribution to the establishment of the national consciousness and awakening of the national spirit. At the end His Holiness Karekin II wished effective activity to the Fund.
During the Fund representatives’ visit to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians answered the questions interested the present related to the current state of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and its activities in different fields, as well as the Armenian community in Syria and the assistance provided by the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to the Syrian Armenians living now in Armenia and different interchurch issues.