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Catholicos Garegin II to resign

20.09.2018, 11:22
Catholicos Garegin II, the Armenian Apostolic Church leader, will resign in accordance with the agreement reached with the country’s new authorities, Zhoghovurd (People) reports.  

Catholicos Garegin II to resign
YEREVAN, September 20. /ARKA/. Catholicos Garegin II, the Armenian Apostolic Church leader, will resign in accordance with the agreement reached with the country’s new authorities, Zhoghovurd (People) reports.  

According to some rumors going around, he will do it invoking health problems.  

Asked by the newspaper to comment the rumors, the spokesman of the Garegin II said only that Armenia’s all authorities have always respect the Armenian Apostolic Church, and particularly catholicoses, appreciating their role in strengthening the national unity. -0---