On February 28, H.H. Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, received in Holy Etchmiadzin representatives of the non-governmental organization 'Call of the Sons', which unites parents and relatives of martyred Armenians.
At the meeting the Catholicos of All Armenians conveyed his blessings and wishes to the Armenians on the occasion of his visit to Holy Etchmiadzin. The Armenian Patriarch underlined the efforts invested by the organization in the direction of uniting the families of the Armenians who gave their lives for the homeland and protecting their rights. The Armenian Patriarch reaffirmed that the pain of bereavement of the deceased loved ones can be alleviated by showing compassion and helping each other, as well as by realizing their cherished dreams. His Holiness assured that the clergymen of the Armenian Church should continue to show special pastoral care and attention to such families in order to strengthen faith and optimism in their hearts for the future.
The Catholicos of All Armenians privately expressed his gratitude to the members of the organization for their zeal in strengthening national values and educating generations in a patriotic spirit.
During the talk His Holiness noted that these days the Armenian people all over the world remember the events of 1988. Alerting the innocent victims of the Sumgayit pogroms organized by the authorities of Soviet Azerbaijan, this morning in the A memorial service was held in the Mother See with the participation of the entire congregation.
Condemning the massacre of the Armenian population in Sumgait and the forced deportation of tens of thousands of Armenians, the Catholicos of All Armenians emphasized that this tragedy, which remained unpunished and did not receive universal condemnation, later gave rise to new crimes of Armenians - the policy of hatred of the Azerbaijani authorities: military occupation of Artsakh, forced deportation of Artsakh Armenians and spiritual destruction of the Armenian cultural heritage.
In the conditions of the existing security challenges, His Holiness emphasized the imperative of the nationwide unity, which allows to stop new disasters, to ensure peace in the native borders and to protect the right to independent and safe life of the inhabitants of our country. Artsakh on the native land.
At the end, the Catholicos of All Armenians answered the questions of those present, which touched upon the problems facing the Motherland, the preservation of the spiritual and cultural heritage of Artsakh, as well as church-state relations.
At the meeting the Catholicos of All Armenians conveyed his blessings and wishes to the Armenians on the occasion of his visit to Holy Etchmiadzin. The Armenian Patriarch underlined the efforts invested by the organization in the direction of uniting the families of the Armenians who gave their lives for the homeland and protecting their rights. The Armenian Patriarch reaffirmed that the pain of bereavement of the deceased loved ones can be alleviated by showing compassion and helping each other, as well as by realizing their cherished dreams. His Holiness assured that the clergymen of the Armenian Church should continue to show special pastoral care and attention to such families in order to strengthen faith and optimism in their hearts for the future.
The Catholicos of All Armenians privately expressed his gratitude to the members of the organization for their zeal in strengthening national values and educating generations in a patriotic spirit.
During the talk His Holiness noted that these days the Armenian people all over the world remember the events of 1988. Alerting the innocent victims of the Sumgayit pogroms organized by the authorities of Soviet Azerbaijan, this morning in the A memorial service was held in the Mother See with the participation of the entire congregation.
Condemning the massacre of the Armenian population in Sumgait and the forced deportation of tens of thousands of Armenians, the Catholicos of All Armenians emphasized that this tragedy, which remained unpunished and did not receive universal condemnation, later gave rise to new crimes of Armenians - the policy of hatred of the Azerbaijani authorities: military occupation of Artsakh, forced deportation of Artsakh Armenians and spiritual destruction of the Armenian cultural heritage.
In the conditions of the existing security challenges, His Holiness emphasized the imperative of the nationwide unity, which allows to stop new disasters, to ensure peace in the native borders and to protect the right to independent and safe life of the inhabitants of our country. Artsakh on the native land.
At the end, the Catholicos of All Armenians answered the questions of those present, which touched upon the problems facing the Motherland, the preservation of the spiritual and cultural heritage of Artsakh, as well as church-state relations.
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