HOPEFUL IN IRAQ
American Magazine – The National Catholic Weekly
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April 8 2010
Archbishop Avak Asadourian, primate of the Armenian Orthodox Church
of Iraq and secretary general of the Iraqi Council of Christian Church
Leaders, said he was pleased with the level of public participation in
the recent Iraqi elections. "There was a high level of participation
among Christians, as well," he said. "Now all we are waiting to see is
which direction the government will take. We hope that the guiding
principle of action will be to ensure peace and security to the
nation," he said. "The Christians have hopes for a stable and strong
government. We are citizens of Iraq and we have been in this land,
our home, for millennia. Politicians leading the country say they hope
that Christians will remain in the country and continue to contribute.
We ask them not to remain in good intentions, but to put them into
practice through works," ensuring a peaceful life to Christian
minorities, who are still under fierce attack.