On September 24, in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, His Holiness Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians received the delegation led by the Minister of Culture and Education of Saksona-Anhalt region of the Federal Republic of Germany Stefan Dorgeloh, accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Culture Arthur Poghosyan. The head of German Armenian Diocese, archimandrite Isakhanyan was also present at the meeting.
At the beginning of the meeting the Deputy Minister of Culture presented the Supreme Patriarch the Armenian-German cultural relations and cooperation, and informed that this year at the 500 anniversary of Armenian typography several German cities held a number of cultural events and programs.
His Holiness Patriarch of All Armenians expressed his appreciation for the German-Armenian multi-cultural cooperation. He particularly highlighted the support that the German specialists pay for the study of Armenian ancient values.
At the meeting they also touched on the life of the Armenian community in Germany and relations of the Armenian Churches and the German ones.