Masis Mayilian holds meetings in Australia

ArmInfo. On July 29, within the  framework of the working visit to Australia, the delegation led by  Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh Masis Mayilian  met with the leaders of the Armenian Apostolic, Armenian Catholic and  Armenian Evangelical Churches in Australia, as well as with the  Chairman of the Armenian Missionary Association of Australia.

The  meeting took place in the residence of the Head of the Australian and  New Zealand Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Masis Mayilian  noted the importance of the meeting in such a format that gives an  opportunity to exchange views on the development of ties between the  Armenian community of Australia and Artsakh and implementation of  joint programs.

As the press service of the Artsakh foreign ministry informs on the  same day, the members of the Artsakh Republic delegation visited  Sydney's Arshak and Sophie Galstaun College of Hamazkayin where they  got acquainted with the conditions and activities of the College.  A  solemn event was organized in the College in honor of the delegation.  Foreign Minister of Artsakh Masis Mayilian and member of the National  Assembly of Artsakh David Ishkhanyan delivered welcoming speeches at  the event. The delegation also visited Alexander Primary School of  the Armenian General Benevolent Union.

On the same day, in the Office of the Armenian National Committee  (Hay Dat) of Australia, a meeting with the Committee members took  place. The sides discussed the joint programs to be implemented.  In  the evening, a reception was held in the hall of Sydney's Arshak and  Sophie Galstaun College of Hamazkayin, with the participation of the  heads of nearly twenty Armenian organizations and religious leaders.  Welcoming the delegation, the representatives of the Armenian  community expressed readiness to continue contributing to the  development and strengthening of the Republic of Artsakh.  During the  event, Masis Mayilian and David Ishkhanyan touched upon the issues  related to Artsakh's foreign and domestic policy, as well as noted  the importance of deepening the Homeland-Diaspora ties.