Audiences in the Mother See for the Week of October 16, 2006

In this past week, His Holiness Karekin II, Pontiff of All Armenians, received in separate audiences:

- His Excellency Henry Cuny, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France to the Republic of Armenia, for a farewell visit. Ambassador Cuny has completed four years of his diplomatic mission to Armenia.

- His Excellency Nicolae Iordache, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to the Republic of Armenia, for a farewell visit. Ambassador Iordache has completed three years of his diplomatic mission to Armenia.

- The Honorable Famiano Crucianelli, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy. The Deputy Minister was accompanied by His Excellency Marco Clemente, Ambassador of Italy to Armenia.

- Nikolay Ryzhkov, Co-Chair of the Armenian-Russian Commission on Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation, and his delegation of Russian Duma members.

- Syu Tzialu, Deputy Chairman of the Pan-Chinese Assembly of People’s Representatives of the People’s Republic of China, and his delegation members.

- Rev. Holger Haldrum, Head of Mission for the Danish Armenian Mission, on the occasion of a "Memorandum of Understanding" being signed between the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the Danish Armenian Mission.