Discussion on Mideast Christian communities held in Antelias May 22, 2013 - 14:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Executive Committee of the Assembly of the Christian Communities in Middle East headed by Maronite Bishop Samir Mazloum held a meeting in Antelias, Lebanon last week. The Assembly was created six years ago with the aim of coordinating the activities as well as the human and material resources of Christian communities in the region. The Holy See of Cilicia is represented by Mr. Jean Salmanian and the Very Rev. Masis Choboyan. The meeting focused on the situation in the region and assessed the impact of the Arab Spring on Christian communities, particularly in Syria. Bishop Samir Mazloum then invited His Holiness Aram I to the Conference to be held in October 2013, and to which representatives of the diaspora of local Christian communities are also invited. His Holiness Aram I thanked the members of the Committee for their visit, and encouraged them to work towards strengthening Christian presence in the region by advising people not to emigrate. The Catholicos further urged them to promote Christian-Muslim dialogue, despite difficulties. He also briefly discussed the continuing efforts to release the two kidnapped Metropolitans of Aleppo.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old  In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched.Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit.Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time.Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. |
