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Armenian version:

HIS HOLINESS ARAM I RECEIVES METROPOLITAN BISHOY

His Holiness Aram I received Metropolitan Bishoy, the General Secretary of
the Coptic Church’s Sinod in Antelias on March 11. The Pontiff and the
Metropolitan met for over an hour in the presence of Bishop Nareg Alemezian,
the Ecumenical Officer of the Catholicosate, and Georges Saleh, the General
Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC).

His Holiness and the Coptic Metropolitan discussed a number of issues,
including the agenda of the meeting between the three spiritual Heads in
Damascus next month, the upcoming MECC assembly in Cyprus in November, the
future phases of the theological dialogues of the Oriental Orthodox family
with other churches and world communions, as well as the bilateral relations
and collaboration between the Catholicosate of Cilicia and the Coptic
Patriarchate in Alexandria.

The Pontiff expressed his viewpoints on the above issues based on his long
years of ecumenical experience. He stressed the importance of creating a
strong link between the theological and cooperative aspects of ecumenical
relations.

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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.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress