PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web:
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version: nian.htm
THE PARTICIPATION OF THE CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA IN THE CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM
YOUTH CONFERENCE IN JORDAN
The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) organized the seventh
Christian-Muslim youth conference in Amman on October 17-21. Rev. Mesrob
Sarkissian (Spiritual Adviser to the Armenian Church University Students’
Association- ACUSA) represented the Catholicosate of Cilicia in the
conference.
Over 40 young representatives from various Christian and Muslim communities
were given the opportunity to get closely acquainted with the MECC and its
important activities. They also talked about their communities and discussed
plans for potential cooperation.
The main issues on the agenda of the conference were:
1. The Arab culture, the changes it has undergone and the approach of the
youth
2. The dangers of globalization and their impact on the youth
3. The role of the youth in establishing peace in the region.
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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.