PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
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Armenian version:
A MEETING WITH THE ANGLICAN BISHOP OF JERUSALEM
"WE REMAIN SUPPORTIVE OF THE JUST PALESTINIAN CAUSE"
SAYS HIS HOLINESS ARAM I
His Holiness Aram I met with the new Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem and the
Middle East, Suheil Dawani, in Bikfaya on 12 September. Accompanying the
Bishop were the Anglican ministers of Lebanon and Jordan and a Christian
deputy from the parliament of Jordan.
Bishop Dawani and His Holiness Aram I focused their discussions on the
situation in Jerusalem, the Palestinian conflict and the status of
Christianity in the region.
The newly elected Bishop spoke highly of the efforts of His Holiness Aram I
towards a just solution of the Palestinian conflict and his support of this
cause both in the Middle East and in international circles. Dawani also
praised the Pontiff’s decades long and leading role in the ecumenical
movement, expressing hope that he continues his involvement in ecumenical
movement and in inter-religious dialogue by various means.
His Holiness drew parallels between the Armenian and Palestinian causes,
stressing on the resolution of the two states co-existing on the basis of
mutual respect, and shared security.
His Holiness Aram I also stressed the importance of invigorating the
long-standing co-operation between the Anglican Church and the Catholicosate
of Cilicia, particularly in the Middle East. He commended the co-operation
between the Christian communities in Jerusalem.
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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.