ARMENIAN CHURCH LEADER MULLS BAKU VISIT

news.az
April 7 2010
Azerbaijan

Garegin ll Armenian Catholicos Garegin II is expected to reply to an
invitation to attend a Baku religious summit in the next few days.

Russian Patriarch Kirill and Allashukur Pashazade, chair of the
Caucasus Muslims Department, have both invited the Catholicos in their
capacity as co-chairs of the CIS Interreligious Council, according
to Rahima Dadasheva, spokeswoman for the Caucasus Muslims Department.

‘Moscow is holding negotiations in this regard, so we do not have
exact information. Anyway, it will be clear in the next few days,’
Dadasheva said.

She said that preparations were well in hand for the summit, which
will be held on 26-27 April.

‘The summit will involve more than 300 guests from over 40 countries,
including representatives of all religious centres of the world, world
religious leaders, and representatives of international organizations.

The summit is devoted to globalization, religion and traditional
values.’