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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I MEETS WITH THE NEW GENERAL SECRETARY
OF THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES

On Tuesday 6 April 2010, His Holiness Aram I met with the General Secretary
of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Reverend Dr. Olav Tveit, at the
Ecumenical Institute Bossey, Switzerland. Ms. Teny Pirri-Simonian,
Vice-President of the Ecumenical Relations Committee of the Catholicosate,
attended part of the meeting.

Being their first meeting, the former Moderator of the World Council of
Churches, and the new General Secretary spent more than an hour discussing
issues and concerns related to the Movement and the WCC.

His Holiness Aram I shared his ecumenical vision and experiences as
Moderator of the World Council of Churches, and Head of an Orthodox Member
Church. In his turn, Dr. Tveit shared his observations and plans in leading
the ecumenical boat. While the General Secretary was aware of the urgent
priorities and challenges of the fellowship, His Holiness Aram I reminded
him of the importance of interreligious dialogue and urged him to organize a
follow-up to the consultation of 2005, entitled "A Critical Moment in
Interreligious Dialogue.

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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.