Catholicos receives Armenian Olympic committee members

The press service of Holy Echmiadzin informs that Catholicos of all Armenians, His Holiness Garegin II, has received committee members of the 4th Armenian Olympic committee, led by the minister of youth and sports, Samvel Khachatryan, and committee vice-president Roland Sharoyan.

The Catholicos expressed appreciation for the service these youth are giving the homeland, offering his blessings to committee members. He noted the importance of the games, in that they offer Armenian youth from around the world the opportunity to visit the homeland and connect with the land of Armenia. “It is getting to know the homeland that enables one to maintain Armenianism while living in the Diaspora,” the Catholicos noted, adding that such events are what gives Diaspora Armenians a close tie to Armenia, while strengthening faith and national consciousness.