For two days now, His Holiness Aram I and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have been in contact, for a briefing concerning the Coronavirus and its implications.

Pashinyan asked about the situation in Lebanon and the challenges facing the Catholicosate. In turn, His Holiness expressed his concerns with respect to the novel virus, and prayed for God’s protection. Aram I also commended PM Pashinyan’s efforts in his work.