diff --git a/src/pages/messages/messages.ts b/src/pages/messages/messages.ts
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+import { Component, OnInit } from "@angular/core";
+import { NavParams } from "ionic-angular";
+import { Chat } from "api/models/whatsapp-models";
+
+@Component({
+  selector: "messages-page",
+  template: `Messages Page`
+})
+export class MessagesPage implements OnInit {
+  selectedChat: Chat;
+
+  constructor(navParams: NavParams) {
+    this.selectedChat = <Chat>navParams.get('chat');
+
+    console.log("Selected chat is: ", this.selectedChat);
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+
+  }
+}