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    PRESS RELEASE
    Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services
    Address: Vagharshapat, Republic of Armenia
    Contact: Rev. Fr. Ktrij Devejian
    Tel: (374 1) 517 163
    Fax: (374 1) 517 301
    E-Mail: [email protected]
    December 3, 2004

    Armenian Church Participates in Conference of European Churches Working
    Group Meeting in Belgium

    >From November 26 to 27, a meeting of the "Peace, Security and
    Reconciliation" Working Group of the Conference of European Churches (CEC)
    was convened at the Ecumenical Centre in Brussels, Belgium. In attendance
    was Mrs. Paula Devejian, the representative of the Armenian Church in this
    Working Group of the CEC. The Armenian Church is one of ten Churches
    represented in this Working Group.

    The purpose of the meeting was to identify and discuss current issues for
    the Working Group, and also to establish goals and tasks for the committee
    members. An overall theme for the group is the development and
    understanding of Christian perceptions for peace and reconciliation. The
    first undertaking is a review of the Security Strategy approved by the
    Commission of the European Union. A theological and practical commentary
    will be prepared and recommendations forwarded to the CEC for eventual
    distribution to the member Churches. Additionally, with an overall goal of
    formulating ways in which reconciliation can become a "mainstream" issue
    within Churches, it was decided to start a project of open dialogue between
    persons who have been directly affected by regional conflicts to study
    methodologies of conflict resolution and the possible participation and
    guidance by churches. Participants will be sought from the regions of
    Northern Ireland and the Balkans.

    The Armenian Church, as a member of the Conference of European Churches, has
    representatives in various CEC structures. His Grace Bishop Yeznik
    Petrossian, General Secretary for Inter-Church Relations, represents the
    Armenian Church in the CEC Central Committee, as well as in the "Churches in
    Dialogue" Commission. Rev. Fr. Hovakim Manukian, a member of the
    Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin represents the Armenian Church in the
    "Church and Society" Commission.

    The next meeting of the Working Group will be held in Brussels in May 2005.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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