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    KOCHARIAN NOMINATED FOR UNITY OF ORTHODOX PEOPLES PRIZE IN 2006

    Yerkir
    30.03.2006 17:15

    YEREVAN (YERKIR) - Armenian President Robert Kocharian is nominated
    for the prize of the International Fund of Unity of Orthodox Peoples
    in 2006. "The Armenian Church is concerned with Orthodox Russians be
    spiritually fed.

    In this respect the support by the Armenian President and city
    administration is available," Moscow and All Russia Patriarch Alexy
    II stated at the annual meeting of founders of the Fund in Moscow.

    He also remarked that today Russia has the largest Armenian community,
    which numbers over 2.5 million. Gazprom Public Corporation is also
    nominated for "restoration of many ruinous sacred objects," the
    religious leader said.

    Archbishop Sawa, Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland, will also
    be awarded the prize. "The Orthodox Church of Poland is not large,
    however it is active. The political leadership was changed. I believe
    the life conditions of Orthodox people in Poland will not be very
    easy," Alexy II remarked.

    A special international commission of the Fund headed by the Patriarch
    annually considers the candidacies. Specifically, in 2005 the prize
    was awarded to Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania Anastasios in
    the nomination of Head of Local Orthodox Church, Cyprus President
    Tassos Papadopoulos in the nomination of State Leader. Moscow Mayor
    Yuri Luzhkov was also awarded the prize for Outstanding Activities
    to Strengthen Unity of Orthodox Peoples, Interfax reports.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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