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Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan sent today a congratulatory address to His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church’s Holy See of Cilicia, on the 50th Anniversary of His Ordination to Priesthood.

In Sakayan’s words the 50th anniversary of Your Ordination is a landmark event for the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Holy See of Cilicia, our Homeland and numerous communities across the Armenian Diaspora.

“Artsakh is well aware of and rates high Your long-standing commitment and service as Catholicos, faithful servant of the Church, public figure, dedicated patriot, aimed at strengthening and making prosperous our Church, maintaining the Armenian national identity, preserving and advancing national and spiritual values in the Diaspora, cementing the Homeland-Diaspora ties. You have been carrying out extensive work in the spheres of national education, cementing and widening inter-church and interreligious ties too,” reads the statement in part.

The president also notes that the Catholicos has always stood alongside of the country both in the moments of ordeal and in times of triumph actively supporting the Artsakh people, helping solve the different challenges, being a reliable shoulder for the Artsakh people who have undergone numerous predicaments while forging their own destiny themselves.