YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. His Holiness Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians visited RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsian on April 9. His Holiness Patriarch started the meeting with the Patriarchal blessing and congratulations of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, expressing a hope that in the RA Government head's high and responsible work, Serge Sargsian will make with great devotion his experience and abilities serve in favour of our people and state. The Catholicos of All Armenians wished the Prime Minister good health and successes on the way of solution of problems put before the government. As Noyan Tapan was informed by the RA Government's Information and Public Relations Department, congratulating for the Patriarchal best wishes, Prime Minister Serge Sargsian assured that the RA Government will from now on as well continue the policy fostered by it on keeping the church-state relations on strong bases and making them serve in favour of our state and people. The sides touched upon during the meeting a number of issues relating to the church-state relations and cooperation.

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