INTER-CONFESSIONAL RELATIONS WITH IRAN DEVELOP

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| 13:39:01 | 30-06-2005 | Culture |

Yesterday on invitation of Director of Cultural Center of the Iranian
Embassy Reza Atuffi and with the blessing of Catholicos of All
Armenians Garegin II, responsible for inter-church relations, bishop
Yeznik Petrosyan visited the Cultural Center to meet with Reza Atuffi.

The purpose of the meeting was to start inter-confessional dialogue
between the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Islamic Republic
of Iran. The parties agreed on conduction of inter-confessional
symposium in Holy Echmiadzin with the topic “Religion and reason in
modern changeable world”, which will have a lasting nature.

Meetings in Armenia and Iran will be held.