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DECR chairman meets with representative of the Armenian Apostolic Church Catholicosate of Cilicia

DECR chairman meets with representative of the Armenian Apostolic Church Catholicosate of Cilicia
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11 May 2022 year 17:43

On May 11, 2022, the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, had a conversation with Archbishop Sepouh Sargsyan of Tehran, representative of the Catholicosate of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The meeting took place on sidelines of the session of the Orthodox Pre-Assembly of the World Council of Churches held from May 10-15 in Paralimni, Cyprus.

They were joined by Hieromonk Stephen (Igumnov), DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations.

Archbishop Sepouh conveyed to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia cordial greetings from Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia. Metropolitan Hilarion asked him to convey greetings to the Primate of the Catholicosate of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church, who is celebrating these days his 75th birthday.

The sides discussed a wide range of issues concerning inter-Christian cooperation, the situation of Christians in the Middle East and further coordination of traditionally fraternal relationships between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Catholicosate of Cilicia.

DECR Communication Service/Patriarchia.ru

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