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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 CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA TO DISCUSS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AT THE
INTERNATIONAL ECUMENICAL CONFERENCE IN AMMAN
The International Ecumenical Conference dedicated to the peace process in
the Middle East was officially inaugurated in Amman on June 18. Around 150
representatives from several churches around the world participate in this
conference organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC).
Bishop Nareg Alemezian (Ecumenical Officer of the Catholicosate) and Dr.
Nora Bairakdarian-Kabakian (Chairwoman of the Ecumenical Committee)
represent the Catholicosate of Cilicia in the conference. During the
conference Dr. Nora will give a talk on the Armenian Genocide, viewing it in
light of the issues on the conference’s agenda.
The organizers of the conference closely consulted His Holiness Aram I
during the past months and the Pontiff stressed the importance of
establishing a connection between justice and peace both in legal,
theological, political and social senses.
The conference will end on Thursday.
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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.