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Catholicosate of Cilicia

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Antelias-Lebanon

IN GENEVA

HIS HOLINESS ARAM I CHAIRS

THE MEETING OF THE WCC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Antelias, Lebanon – The first meeting of the year 2005 of the World Council
of Churches’ (WCC) Executive Committee took place in Geneva, from the 13-14
February. His Holiness Aram I chaired the meeting as Moderator of the WCC.

In his opening remarks His Holiness Catholicos Aram I emphasized the
importance of this meeting in the context of the preparation for the Central
Committee. He said that the agenda covers a number of matters that need
further clarification and focusing. Then His Holiness outlined the major
aspects of his annual report to the Central Committee. This was followed by
the presentation of the report of the General Secretary Dr. Sam Kobia.

The Executive Committee discussed at length the following agenda items:
Preparations for Central Committee, Consensus Procedures, Pre-Assembly
Evaluation, Assembly-related Matters, Membership Issues, Nominations,
Finances, and Public Issues.

The Executive Committee is composed of 30 persons and meets twice a year.
Since 1991, for two successive periods, Catholicos Aram I is the Moderator
of the Executive Committee.

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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the Ecumenical
activities of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, The Cilician Catholicosate, the
administrative center of the church is located in Antelias, Lebanon.