PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
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Armenian version: nian.htm

THE LEADER OF NATIONAL EVANGELICAL CHURCH
OF LEBANON VISITS HIS HOLINESS ARAM I

His Holiness Aram I received the spiritual leader of the Arab Evangelical
Church of Lebanon, Rev. Dr. Habib Badr in Antelias on June 25. Dr. Badr is
also a member of the Middle East Council of Churches’ (MECC) executive
committee.

The purpose of the meeting was the reform of MECC and its mission in the
region. Rev. Badr asked for the Armenian Pontiff’s support in the efforts to
be exerted in this respect. His Holiness made several proposals,
particularly concerning the imperative of a direct and consistent
relationship between the MECC and its member churches. He stressed that the
MECC should devise projects that are directly related to the daily lives of
churches and their service. Finally, the Catholicos emphasized the
importance of focusing on the Christian-Muslim dialogue.

A special meeting will be held in Antelias between the representatives of
various other churches to discuss these issues more closely. The
Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the founding members of the MECC and
participates in the council’s activities through its representatives.