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
AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REFUGEES
CONVENES IN ANTELIAS
An international conference convened in the Antelias headquarters of the
Catholicosate of Cilicia on April 14-16 discussed the phenomenon of
migration and its impact on society. Some 120 delegates participated in this
conference, which was chaired by His Holiness Aram I.
A meeting of the Commission formed of representatives from the World Council
of Churches (WCC) and the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) is being
held in the aftermath of the conference in the "Gulbenkian" Hall of the
"Cilicia" museum. It will end on April 19.
The 30-member commission has extensively discussed the proposals of the
conference, seeking practical ways of implementation and drawing up a
general plan for consideration by churches and non-governmental
organizations.
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View the photo here:
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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: Baghdasarian