8 December 2014. On Monday, Catholicos Aram I arrived at the Lebanese Embassy accompanied by the Catholical Vicar for the UAE, the prelate of Isfahan (Iran) and representatives of the Armenian Community in the Emirates. After his warm welcome, Ambassador Hassan Saad thanked the Catholicos and the Armenian community for promoting the national interests of Lebanon.

In his response His Holiness thanked the ambassador for his kind words and said that Lebanon has a special place for the Armenians in the diaspora. The Catholicos then expressed his gratitude to the Arab people and to Lebanon, which welcomed the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and embraced them as co-citizens.

After the formal exchange of gifts, His Holiness and his delegation joined the luncheon organized by the Ambassador in his honour.