On Saturday, May 11^th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received Vahagn Atapekyan, Ambassador of the Armenian Republic to Lebanon. Among others, they talked about the forthcoming pan-Armenian conference on Armenian Media in Antelias, and the upcoming visits of several Ambassadors to the Birds’ Nest Orphanage in Byblos.

On the previous day, His Holiness Aram I had received the governor of Tavush Hayg Chobanyan and the Primate of Tavush Diocese Bishop Pakrad Kalsdyan, who had come to Lebanon to discuss matters regarding the economic development of Tavush. His Holiness commending the initiative underlined the imperative to expand the economic collaboration between Lebanon and Armenia.