21 July 2015. Following the commemorative events of the weekend, on Tuesday morning Catholicos Aram I and Abuna Matthias held a working meeting in Antelias. The Ambassador of Ethiopia and several bishops accompanied the Patriarch; Archbishop Nareg Alemezian, Prelate of Cyprus, Very Rev. Housig Mardirossian, the Ecumenical Officer, Chancellor Khatchik Dedeyan and Trustee Mr Vahé Kalindjian participated on behalf of the Catholicosate of Cilicia.
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The two hierarchs discussed issues related to the two sister churches and specific questions concerning the Ethiopian community in Lebanon. The Ethiopian community, which is not recognized as a legal entity in Lebanon, is under the sponsorship of the Catholicosate of Cilicia on legal and pastoral matters.