PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.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 GENERAL SECRETARY OF MECC VISITS HIS HOLINESS ARAM I
His Holiness Aram I met with the General Secretary of the Middle East
Council of Churches (MECC), Dr. Georges Saleh in his office on May 17. Dr.
Saleh provided the Catholicos with a copy of the MECC action plan for the
next five years and asked his opinion on it before finalizing the document.
The General Secretary and His Holiness also spoke about the challenges
Christianity faces in the Middle East and issues related to the
Christian-Muslim dialogue and MECC. His Holiness stressed the importance of
further activeness and organization in the work of the council in light of
the developments in the region and the needs and expectations of churches.
In this context His Holiness stressed the important role of the Armenian
Church in the various fields of ecumenical affairs, including the area of
Christian-Muslim dialogue.
##
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.