POPE'S POSTPONES VISIT TO PATRIARCH KAREKIN I

VATICAN CITY, JUN 16, 1999 (VIS) - Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls made the following declaration this morning from Krakow, Poland, where he is accompanying the Holy Father:

"The hoped-for visit of John Paul II to Patriarch Karekin I cannot take place at this time.

"The Pope hopes to be able to make this visit in the near future to the Catholicos of all Armenians."

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