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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I MEETS PATRIARCH ZAKKA I IN DAMASCUS

On Wednesday 12 May 2010 His Holiness Aram I met Patriarch Zakka I at the
Patriarchate of the Syrian Orthodox Church in Damascus. The two Leaders
first held a closed session and then Metropolitan George Saliba and Bishop
Nareg Alemezian joined them.

During their meeting Patriarch Zakka I and Catholicos Aram I discussed three
issues of common concern: First the schism within the Malankara (Indian)
Orthodox Syrian Church, and the desire of the two groups to ask Catholicos
Aram to mediate. Second, decision of the Coptic Orthodox Church to suspend
its membership in the Middle East Council of Churches, following a decision
taken by the Executive Committee at its last meeting. After the visit of
Patriarch Zakka to Pope Shenouda III, the Coptic Orthodox Church was asking
Catholicos Aram who did not attend the last meeting of the Executive
Committee, to mediate and settle the issue. Three, strengthening the witness
of the Oriental Orthodox Family in the Middle East in response to rising
ecumenical and interreligious concerns.

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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
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Antelias, Lebanon.