Catholicos of All Armenians calls on Australian pilgrims to support  Artsakh Armenians 

ArmInfo. Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II called on the pilgrims who arrived from the Armenian Diocese of Australia and New Zealand to meet with the people  of Artsakh to learn about the challenges they face and to provide  support.

As reported by the press service of the Mother See of Etchmiadzin,  the pilgrims arrived accompanied by the spiritual pastor of the Surb  Astvatsatsin Church in Melbourne, Priest Khacher Harutyunyan. He  noted that before traveling to Armenia, the Australian group visited  Western Armenia and arrived in Mother See of Etchmiadzin to receive  the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians.

Garegin II emphasized that the organization of such pilgrimages from  Armenian dioceses scattered around the world in these difficult times  for the Motherland inspires compatriots living in their native land.

On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan, under the pretext of an  "anti-terrorist operation", committed another act of aggression  against Artsakh. This was preceded by a nearly 10-month blockade of  the unrecognized republic. Since the enemy aggression that began in  the fall of 2020, which in September 2023 ended with the complete  ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, over 150 thousand Artsakh residents have  lost their homeland and become refugees.