Armenia’s Catholicos, U.S. Ambassador discuss issue of return of Armenian captives

Armenia’s Catholicos Karekin II received today in the Holy See of St Etchmiadzin U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy.

Holy See press service reports that during the meeting the Catholicos expressed gratitude to the U.S. authorities for the humanitarian aid to Armenia and Artsakh in difficult times of pandemic and post-war period in particular.

Referring to the post-war consequences, Karekin II expressed confidence that the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries will continue exerting their efforts for establishing stability in the region and reaching peaceful and fair settlement of the Karabakh conflict.

His Holiness and the ambassador also referred to the steps taken by the Armenian Church for freeing the captives and finding the missing.

The interlocutors also discussed the issues of preservation of the spiritual-cultural heritage of Artsakh in the occupied and handed territories, referred to the incidents of desecration and elimination of sanctuaries.