In the afternoon of Thursday, December 17, 2020, an A.R.F. delegation comprised of Bureau representative Dr. Vicken Yacoubian, A.R.F. Central Committee Western Region Co-Chairs Mr. Avedik Izmirlian and Dr. Carmen Ohanian, and member Hrayr Garabedian, congratulated the newly elected Prelate of the Western Prelacy Bishop Torkom Donoyan.
On behalf of the representative of the A.R.F. Bureau Mr. Hagop Der Khachaturian and members, Dr. Yacoubian conveyed heartfelt congratulations to the Prelate and expressed his full support for the Prelate’s current and future plans and activities. Co-Chairs of the A.R.F. Western Region Central Committee, Mr. Izmirlian and Dr. Ohanian, congratulated the Prelate on his election and pledged unconditional support to all his future endeavors. Mr. Garabedian, a member of the Committee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Crescent Valley Armenian Apostolic Church, also congratulated the Prelate on his election.
In return, the Prelate thanked and praised the A.R.F. delegation’s congratulatory visit, and stated; “Together, side by side, uniting all our energy, we will try to do our best for the prosperity of our community, because our community needs our presence and our full potential,” he said, adding that “today, we must work harder than ever to be able to best support the achievement of the goals, which are strengthening of Armenia, steadfastness of the Armenian Church, the survival of the children of our nation, and the safe and continuous survival of the Armenian homeland towards a brighter future.”