Spiritual leaders of Lebanon call upon world community for immediate

SPIRITUAL LEADERS OF LEBANON CALL UPON WORLD COMMUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE
TO SOONEST CESSATION OF MILITARY ACTIONS IN LEBANON

Arka News Agency, Armenia
Aug. 7, 2006

YEREVAN, August 7. /ARKA/. Spiritual leaders of Lebanon made an
appeal to the world community to contribute to the soonest cessation
of military actions on the territory of Lebanon, Ambassador of Lebanon
in Armenia Gabriel Zheara told journalists in Yerevan.

"This appeal was announced after a meeting of all religious creeds
of Lebanon, including Christian and Muslim", he emphasized.

Zheara said that the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram
the Ist also took part in the meeting.

He said the appeal of the spiritual leaders of Lebanon completely
reflects interests and the opinion of the Lebanese people.

On August 2 a meeting of the spiritual leaders of Lebanon took place
in Beirut. S.P.–0–