His Holiness Karekin II Receives President of Russian Parliament
16.12.2004
On December 15, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians received Mr. Boris Grislov, President of the State Duma (Parliament) of the Russian Federation.
His Holiness welcomed the honored guest to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and reflected on the increasing cooperation between Armenia and Russia in economic and cultural spheres. Thanking His Holiness for the audience, Mr. Grislov informed the Catholicos of the details of his recent visit to Armenia and the agreements which were made between the two governments.
His Holiness and Mr. Grislov also spoke of the close ties that exist between the Armenian Apostolic and Russian Orthodox Churches. Offering his best wishes to the President of the Duma, the Catholicos of All Armenians extended his appreciation to the Russian authorities for their care and attention to the Armenian community in Russia.
Present for the meeting were His Grace Bishop Yeznik Petrossian, Director of Inter-Church Relations for the Mother See; Mher Shahnazarian, president of the standing committee for defense, national security and internal affairs for the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia; and Anatoly Dryukov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Armenia.
