Damascus: Clergymen Have Human Message, Information Minister Says

CLERGYMEN HAVE HUMAN MESSAGE, INFORMATION MINISTER SAYS

SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency, Syria
Feb 13 2007

DAMASCUS, (SANA)-Minister of Information Mohsen Bilal on Monday said
that scholars and clergymen have a human message based on spreading
amity, tolerance and consolidating good values of the human soul.

"Syria has precious treasures…and it also has rich spiritual values,"
the Minister added in a meeting with Archbishop of Damascus and Homs
Apostolic for the Orthodox Armenian Armash Nalbandian, stressing the
importance of conveying Damascus image and its historic role to the
whole world.

For his part, Archbishop Nalbandian said that the duty of clergymen is
to preserve the religious and spiritual values in society, referring
to coexistence and tolerance Syria enjoys among its people.