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5TH ISLAM AND ARMENIAN CHURCH DIALOGUE KICKS OFF IN TEHRAN
Ahlul Bayt News Agency
http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&Id=315237
May 15 2012
Iran
The fifth round of dialogues between the Center for Interreligious
Dialogue and the Armenian Orthodox Church, Catholicosate of Cilicia,
kicks off yesterday, May 14, in Tehran.
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The fifth round of dialogues between the
Center for Interreligious Dialogue and the Armenian Orthodox Church,
Catholicosate of Cilicia, kicks off yesterday, May 14, in Tehran.
Titled "The Role of Religion in Promotion of Ethical Values in the
Society", the forum has been organized by the Organization for Culture
and Islamic Relations in cooperation with Armenian Orthodox Church.
A number of officials and experts including Dr Mohammad Baqer
Khorramshad, head of the organization, Ayatollah Taskhiri, Secretary
General of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of
Thought, Archbishop Sebuh Sarkisian, the Armenian Orthodox primate
of the diocese of Tehran, Patriarch Aram Keshishian, Catholicos
of Cilicia for the Armenian Orthodox and Mohammad Reza Dehshiri,
educational-research deputy of the organization, are among the leading
figures attending the event.
Mohammad Reza Dehshiri gave a speech at the meeting and elaborated
on the cultural commonalities of the two faiths namely Islam and
Christianity, describing Armenian religious minority as the biggest
minority group in the country.
"Islamic Republic of Iran attaches great importance to the status
and rights of all the religious minorities in the country".
Referring to the historical aspects of ethics in Islam and
Christianity, he underscored the pivotal role of ethics in resolving
crises during the history and described the relationship of Fiqh and
ethics as crucial in both faiths.
It is underway at the premises of Culture and Islamic Relations
Organization.
Ahlul Bayt News Agency
http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&Id=315237
May 15 2012
Iran
The fifth round of dialogues between the Center for Interreligious
Dialogue and the Armenian Orthodox Church, Catholicosate of Cilicia,
kicks off yesterday, May 14, in Tehran.
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The fifth round of dialogues between the
Center for Interreligious Dialogue and the Armenian Orthodox Church,
Catholicosate of Cilicia, kicks off yesterday, May 14, in Tehran.
Titled "The Role of Religion in Promotion of Ethical Values in the
Society", the forum has been organized by the Organization for Culture
and Islamic Relations in cooperation with Armenian Orthodox Church.
A number of officials and experts including Dr Mohammad Baqer
Khorramshad, head of the organization, Ayatollah Taskhiri, Secretary
General of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of
Thought, Archbishop Sebuh Sarkisian, the Armenian Orthodox primate
of the diocese of Tehran, Patriarch Aram Keshishian, Catholicos
of Cilicia for the Armenian Orthodox and Mohammad Reza Dehshiri,
educational-research deputy of the organization, are among the leading
figures attending the event.
Mohammad Reza Dehshiri gave a speech at the meeting and elaborated
on the cultural commonalities of the two faiths namely Islam and
Christianity, describing Armenian religious minority as the biggest
minority group in the country.
"Islamic Republic of Iran attaches great importance to the status
and rights of all the religious minorities in the country".
Referring to the historical aspects of ethics in Islam and
Christianity, he underscored the pivotal role of ethics in resolving
crises during the history and described the relationship of Fiqh and
ethics as crucial in both faiths.
It is underway at the premises of Culture and Islamic Relations
Organization.