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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
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Armenian version:
THE REPRESENTATIVE OF WCC VISITS ANTELIAS
The supervisor of the World Council of Church’s (WCC) Middle East Desk
visited His Holiness Aram I on March 18.
Dr. Nseir and His Holiness discussed the possibility of strengthening the
cooperation between WCC and the churches of the region, pursuing the
accomplishment of several joint projects related to WCC and the Middle East
Council of Churches (MECC), the upcoming meeting in Geneva for evaluating
the 9th Assembly of WCC and other issues.
His Holiness stressed the importance of reorganizing the course of
ecumenical cooperation taking into considering the changing circumstances.
He also spoke about the importance of inter-religious dialogue and its
possible influence on the ecumenical movement.
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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.