PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
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Antelias-Lebanon
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I CHAIRS THE G8 PREPARATORY
MEETING IN ROME
Upon the invitation of the organizers, His Holiness Aram I chaired the
deliberative sessions of the G8 Preparatory Meeting on Wednesday 17th June.
In his brief introduction he urged the participants to work together in
order to overcome the current economic crisis. He said, "We should treat the
problems holistically because political, economic, social issues and
religion are interrelated".
He then invited the participants to share the priority concerns of their
regions. The Japanese representative spoke of the proliferation of nuclear
weapons; the Africans asked industrialized countries to assist them to
eradicate poverty and to help them halt the HIV/Aids pandemic; the main
issue for the representatives of Europe and North America was the influx of
refugees from other regions into their countries; the participants also
discussed global warming and the question of security. In its final
declaration, the participants identified the credit crunch with its
repercussions and security as the two issues affecting the daily lives of
many peoples.
The meeting was concluded with a press conference, which was led by
Catholicos Aram I and included two other representatives.
For the final declaration of the Meeting click the following link:
o/leader_religiosi,1.pdf
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View the photos here:
tos/Photos387.htm#9
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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.