His Holiness Karekin II Receives Sandra Roelofs, First Lady of the Republic of Georgia
04.12.2004
On December 3, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, received the First Lady of the Republic of Georgia, Mrs. Sandra Roelofs, in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
The Pontiff of All Armenians welcomed the visit of Mrs. Roelofs to Holy Etchmiadzin, noting the long history of fraternal relations and friendship between the two neighboring countries. His Holiness also spoke of the recent visit of the President of Georgia, Mikhael Saakashvili, to the Mother See earlier this year.
Mrs. Roelofs expressed her gratitude to His Holiness for the audience, and informed the Catholicos of details of her visit to Armenia. She stressed her interest in programs devoted to health care, the improvement of social conditions and aid to "at-risk" segments of society.
His Holiness offered his best wishes and blessings to Mrs. Roelofs, and prayed for success for her important mission. Accompanying Mrs. Roelofs during the visit were Mrs. Nani Oskanian, wife of Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, and Armenian and Georgian physicians.
