Lebanon
On Saturday the 18th of April 2009, His Beatitude Nerses Bedros XIX Catholicos Patriarch of Cilicia for Armenian Catholics received Sebouh Mekhjian, the candidate in Beirut 1 contending for the Armenian orthodoxe seat. The parish priest of Our Lady of Annunciation church father Vartan Kazandjian was also present at the meeting.
The visit came as an opportunity to discuss the current situation in the country prior to forthcoming parliamentary elections.
His Beatitude once again emphasized his attitude that he remains at equal distances from all the candidates, encouraging the representatives to organize their campaigns around issues that unite the Lebanese people.