Armenian supreme patriarch hosts EastWest Institute's director

Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II on Tuesday received William Parker, President and CEO of the EastWest Institute (New York), to discuss cooperation projects.

According to a press release by the Mother See of St Echmiadzin, Mr. Parker briefed the supreme patriarch on the objectieves of the institute's activity and the organization's current programs in cybersecurity, preventive diplomacy, economic sector and regious affairs.

The Catholicos, for his part, addressed the situation in the Middle East, expressing concern over the plight and decreasing number of the region's Christian population.

The life of the Christian minorities in Turkey and the unsettled conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh were also part of the meeting agenda.

The Catholicos prioritized, in that connection, the international community's efforts towards ensuring the humanity's peaceful life and future well-being.