Religious and political leaders must meet challenges togetherJune 19, 2009 - 20:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - His Holiness Catholicos Aram I of the Armenian Church-Catholicate of Cilicia took part in the "4th Summit of religious leaders on the occasion of the G8" on June 16-17, timed to the forthcoming meeting of the "Great Eight" in Rome, press office of the Catholicate of Cilicia told to PanARMENIAN.Net Aram I opened a summit and after greeting representatives of different religious confessions held a keynote speech. "Religious and political leaders must meet together challenges the humanity faces today, since one-sided approaches cannot guarantee the long-term solutions to the world problems," Aram I said. Issues of the global economic crisis and security were discussed at the summit. Italian prime minister Silvio Berluskoni made an address to summit participants. Religious leaders from more than 20 countries gathered in Italy. The Summit started with a visit to L'Aquila, the central Italian city severely damaged by an earthquake on April 6. Nearly 130 religious leaders and diplomats, Catholics, Muslims, Protestants, Orthodox, Hindus, Anglicans, Zoroastrians, Jews, Shintoists and Buddhists, held two days of talks. This was the religious leaders' fourth annual meeting, following those held in conjunction with earlier G8 summits in Moscow, Cologne and Sapporo. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | 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. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |