On 11 January, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I received the Ambassador of the United States of America to Lebanon, Dorothy Shea. .
As informed by the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, the meeting lasting more than an hour was an opportunity to make a general assessment of the current state of Lebanon and especially to address the presidential election and socio-economic anxiety.
According to the source, His Holiness also referred to the current worrisome situation in Artsakh and suggested to the Ambassador that the United States provide the necessary assistance for the reopening of the Berdzor Corridor (Lachin Corridor) driven by humanitarian concern.