Montreal, May 1st, 2026
The Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada
Ottawa
Dear Prime Minister, Mark Carney,
I am taking the special opportunity of your forthcoming travel to Yerevan Armenia, to participate in the 8th European Political Community Summit, to express my personal pride as well as happiness, as well as undoubtedly the same of our entire Canadian Armenian community, learning the great news of your forthcoming first visit to our ancestral land, Armenia.
As fortunate and proud citizens of this exceptional and vast country of Canada, I first like to express sincerely our happiness to have the good fortune of enjoying your exceptionally wise and able leadership of our country, during the current most turbulent times reigning in the world. As such we have no doubt that your presence for the first time, at this European Community Summit, will be critically beneficial to all, and we wish you full success in this important mission.
As Canadians of Armenian descent, we also are very proud of seeing our Prime Minister visit Armenia, a Multi millenary country, that has had unfortunately a very difficult history, having been perched in a most difficult geographic position, thus having had to defend its faith as the first officially Christian country, and its unique language and culture, through many centuries.
This time, inevitably your short stay in Armenia will certainly not allow you to enjoy fully all that Armenia can offer through its rich culture, its unshakable faith, and legendary hospitality. However, the impressive tranquility of the overlooking biblical Armenian national symbol, the majestic Mount of Ararat, the blessings of the nearby world’s oldest Christian Cathedral of St. Etchmiadzine, and the warmth of every Armenian, will certainly make you feel welcome and secure, throughout this short trip.
Please accept, Mr. Prime Minister, my most respectful and warmest regards as well as our sincere wishes of a great and successful stay in Armenia.
Dr. Arshavir Gundjian C.M.
Honorary Chairman, Diocese of the Armenian Church of Canada
Chairman of the Tekeyan Cultural Association Central Board US & Canada
Emeritus Member AGBU Central Board of Directors
Past President Int. Central Board of the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party
Retired Prof. McGill University
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