Representatives of the Speaker of the Lebanese parliament promised Aram I to serve as a pillar

On August 24, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I received representatives of the Speaker of the Lebanese parliament, members of the Amal movement, the vice president of the movement Sheikh Hassan Al-Masri and Sayyid Abbas Nasr Al-Tin, who shared their concern of His Holiness regarding the blockade of Artsakh by Azerbaijan. expressed their support and promised to serve as a pillar for the Armenian people and the fair trial of Artsakh, the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia reported.

“On Thursday, August 24, 2023, in the patriarchate residence of the St. Mary’s Monastery in Bikfaya, His Holiness Aram I received the representatives of the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri. The members of the delegation were Sheikh Hassan Al-Masri, vice president of the Amal movement, and architect Sayyid Abbas Nasr Al-Tin, who are also members of the movement’s political bureau.

During the meeting, the approaches and developments related to the upcoming presidential election in Lebanon have been discussed. His Holiness imperatively noted the need to hold an early presidential election, especially considering the gradual growing of the socio-economic crisis in Lebanon and the difficulties faced by the people. The meeting was also an opportunity to discuss the ongoing blockade of Artsakh by Azerbaijan.

His Holiness told about the struggle of our people in this direction. The representatives of the Amal movement, sharing the concern of His Holiness and the Armenian people, expressed their solidarity in the name of their movement and promised to serve as a pillar for the Armenian people and the fair trial of Artsakh within the limits of the possibility,” the message says.