Press Release
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Father Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version:
THE CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA PARTICIPATES
IN A CONFERENCE ON RACISM
The Catholicosate of Cilicia recently participated in the Joint Working
Group Meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Middle East
Council of Churches (MECC) in the Near East School of Theology (NEST) in
Beirut on November 27-29. The meeting gathered delegates from Egypt, Spain
the Czech Republic and Lebanon under the theme "Capacity Building in the
Churches & NGOs to Combat Racism". Ms. Nelly Vekilian represented the
Catholicosate of Cilicia in the meeting.
A special report on racism was presented during the meeting. The Armenian
experience with racism, the understanding of racism by the Armenian Church
and its efforts to combat it were included in the report.
Other papers presented during the meeting included "Globalized Cities and
the Exploitation of Refugee Work", "Racism in the Gulf", "Racism in the
Middle East", "The Media and Racism."
The meeting also featured presentation on issues related to hatred, racism
and political interests.
Each of the presented reports were discussed by the participants who also
shared relevant experiences in small working groups. The results were then
brought together and a plan was set up to accelerate the church’s efforts to
combat racism.
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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.