PREPARATORY MEETING OF THIRD ECUMENICAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDS IN HRODOS

HRODOS, JUNE 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The preparatory meeting of the third
pan-European Ecumenical Conference to be held in the city of Sibiu in
Romania on September 4-9 took place on the Hrodos island on June 24-28
at the invitation of the Cosmic Patriarchate, and about 30
representatives from Orthodox churches took part. Bishop Yeznik
Petrosian and Archimandrite Hovakim Manukian represented the Armenian
Apostolic Church at the meeting with the blessing of the Catholicos of
All Armenians Garegin II.

According to the information provided to Noyan Tapan by the Information
Service of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the meeting was aimed at
finding out what contribution the Orthodox churches may have in the
proceedings of the Third Ecumenical pan-European Conference of Sibiu in
a theological point of view. A number of practical issues which concern
the Orthodox churches were also discussed.

The participants will visit the sanctuaries of Hrodos and meet with
Metropolitan Kirilos.