His Holiness Karekin II Receives Ambassador Dr. Hamed Hassan
On February 19, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, received Dr. Hamed Hassan, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Republic of Armenia. Dr. Hassan visited the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to bid farewell to His Holiness upon the conclusion of his diplomatic mission in Armenia.
His Holiness expressed his appreciation for the Ambassador's four-year service in Armenia. He had high praise for the Ambassador?s efforts and visible results in the sphere of fostering relations between the Armenian and Syrian people.
"We will always remember you with fondness and wait for your return to Armenia. When we find ourselves in Syria, we will seek you out, and want you to be at our side", said His Holiness. Referring particularly to the Ambassador's efforts on organizing his pilgrimage to Der Zor last year, on the occasion of the Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, His Holiness said, "We are also deeply moved by your assistance to the Armenian Church and the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, that was manifested in the course of your activities."
Expressing gratitude for the high esteem and consideration by His Holiness, Ambassador Hassan stated, "During the period that I have been in Armenia, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin has always been the place of great importance and significance, where I have wished to be. I return to Syria with the highest impressions of your country, your people and your Church."
Bidding farewell to the Ambassador, His Holiness wished him every success in his further diplomatic missions, offering a prayer that God grant him a long life, success in his endeavors and the realization of activities which will benefit the friendship between the two peoples and nations.
