The Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin has announced that it has received a response regarding the statement made by His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, about Tavush belonging to the Armenian homeland. This statement was in response to the recent events in Tavush and the involvement of the Armenian population in national affairs. The Vatican’s request was discussed in Holy Etchmiadzin, and the decision was made to maintain Bartholomew’s holy anathema and suspend his ecclesiastical and administrative services. His Holiness Bartholomew has provided explanations on the matter.