Catholicos of All Armenians Issues Statement on Gyumri Crime

On January 16, the Monastic Council of the Mother See and bishops from Armenia, met in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, under the presidency of Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians. They addressed the horrific crime that took place in Gyumri days ago, the resulting unrest of Gyumri people, as well as the troubling incidents recorded. The Catholicos of All Armenians, specifically stated in his remarks:
“Because of the inhumane crime committed in Gyumri, the entire nation is in pain and sorrow these days. It is our common expectation, that anyone related to the crime will be held responsible and prosecuted in all strictness of law”.