His Holiness Catholicos Aram I established a special committee to manage the aid provided by the prelacies to the 100,000 displaced Armenians of Artsakh, following nine months of blockade.
The members of the committee are HE Archbishop Anoushavan (Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy of the USA), HG Bishop Torkom (Prelate of the Western Prelacy of the USA), Jirayr Habibian, Esq., (Chairman of the Executive Council of the of the Prelacy of UAE and Qatar, and Hagop Lusararian, (Member of the Executive Council of the Prelacy of Lebanon).
The Catholicos directed the committee to visit Armenia on a three-day trip to organize the next steps.
On Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, the prelates met with His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, to whom they conveyed the fraternal greetings of Catholicos Aram I and the support of the Holy See of Cilicia to the humanitarian work carried out by the Holy See of Etchmiadzin. Catholicos Karekin II welcomed the cooperation, describing it as proof of the union and strength of the Armenian Church. He briefed his visitors about the humanitarian work carried out with the primates of the Etchmiadzin dioceses.
The prelates, together with the other members of the committee, then visited the refugees who are currently in Yerevan, Broshyan, and Godayk, bringing encouragement and faith to them in the present dire circumstances. The committee also met with the governor of the region of Arakadzodn.
The committee mission also provided material aid to the displaced families.
