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
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I WILL ADDRESS THE G8 SUMMIT 2009,
DURING A PREPARATORY MEETING IN ROME
Italy will host the G8 Summit of the world’s major industrialized nations
consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and
the United States. The G8 was established in 1975 as an informal forum for
Heads of Governments to discuss mutual or global concerns. Some of the
topics discussed by ministers are: health, economic and social development,
environment, foreign affairs, and justice.
This Summit in Italy is crucial because of the challenges posed by the
global economic crisis. On this occasion, the Italian Government, in
cooperation with the Roman Catholic Church have invited a small group of
religious leaders representing the major world religions to address the
agenda of the Summit.
His Holiness Aram I will be the only religious leader from the Middle East
and will speak during the opening session. The topic of his presentation
will be "The Role of Religion in addressing the current economic crisis and
its repercussions on people and the earth."
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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 history and
the mission 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.