Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II has condemned the continuing violence against the Yezidis of Iraq.
Priest Vahram Melikyan says in a Facebook post that the supreme patriarch has extended condolences to Mire-Mira Tahsim Beg, the spiritual leader of the Yezidis, in a solidarity message submitted to the latter by Archbishop Avag Asaturian, the prelate of the Armenian Diocese in Iraq,
“Strongly condemning the massacres and violence against the Yezidi people, the Catholicos of All Armenians has expressed belief that the Yezidis, who have a centuries-long history, will have the tenacity to overcome this ordeal. His holiness has also called upon the international community and organizations to take urgent steps towards stopping the massacres of Yezidis in Iraq,” reads the post.