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Lady Cox Meets and Addresses Montreal Community after Divine Liturgy
Montreal, QC_ Baroness Cox from England’s House of Lords addressed the Armenian community after Divine Liturgy, which was held under the Auspices of His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Hagopian, Prelate of the Armenian Prelacy of Canada, at Sourp Hagop Armenian Apostolic Cathedral on the afternoon of May 20, 2007.
Prior to Lady Cox’s arrival, His Eminence, Archbishop Hagopian, noted in
His sermon the extensive and significant humanitarian contributions she
has made over the years,
After a brief biography presentation by Toros Babikian, Sourp Hagop Sunday School principal, Baroness Cox, who was appointed to the House of Lords by then–Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1983, recalled some of the events she witnessed during her many travels to Karabagh during the height of the war and noted that “the spirit of Armenians, like the phoenix rising from the flames, always rises from destruction with an even greater light.”
Lady Cox has visited the Armenian enclave of Karabagh more than 50 times and even has a price on her head in Azerbaijan amounting to millions. She is a humanitarian worker, the UK president of human rights organization Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), the chief executive of HART (Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust), has published several books, and was the deputy speaker of the House of Lords from 1986 to 2005, to name only a few.
After Divine Liturgy, Archbishop Hagopian attended Baroness Cox’s latest book publication signing ceremony at the Montreal Armenian community centre. The book signing was organized by the Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC), where Mr. Raffy Boudjikanian presented the life and literary work of Lady Cox.
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