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Karabakh Independence Discussed at World Council of Churches Assembly
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Friday, November 8th, 2013 |
His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All
Armenians (center) and delegates of the Armenian Apostolic Church at
WCC 10th Assembly in Busan, South Korea
BUSAN, South Korea - Numerous suggestions were discussed and adopted
during the World Council of Curches' 10th Assembly in Busan, South
Korea. On Nov. 6, the issue of the rights of the people of the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic to live free and independent was raised by the
delegation of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin during the discussion
on Stateless people. The delegation called on the WCC to condemn the
double standards on the issue.
Also on Nov. 6, during the afternoon business session, election of the
Central Committee members was held. Two delegates of the Mother See of
Holy Etchmiadzin: Archbishop Vicken Aykazian and Ms. Paula Der Matoian
were re-elected to serve on the central committee for an eight year
term. Archbishop Vicken was immediately elected to serve on and lead
the Nominations Committee as the Moderator.
On Nov. 8, at 10:55 a.m., over 300 delegates from the 345 churches
passed by consensus a Special Minute on the 100th Anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide, as a result of the official requests by His
Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenian;
and His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, as
well as a result of the ongoing work of the representatives of the
Armenian Apostolic Church serving on the Central and Executive
Committees.
The Minute on the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide directs
the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches to:
-Organize in 2015, around the commemorative 100th anniversary date of
24 April 2015, an international conference in Geneva for WCC member
Churches, different international organizations, lawyers, and human
rights defenders;
-Organize an ecumenical prayer service commemorating the victims of
the Armenian Genocide at the Cathedral of Geneva during the
international Conference; and
-Invite all churches to pray for the memory of the Armenian martyrs
around the dates of the international conference, and also for
recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
This minute on the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide restated
the 1983 declaration by the WCC that the work to recognize the
Armenian Genocide must continue and is an important achievement in the
process of recognition.
http://asbarez.com/116023/karabakh-independence-discussed-at-world-council-of-churches-assembly/
Friday, November 8th, 2013 |
His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All
Armenians (center) and delegates of the Armenian Apostolic Church at
WCC 10th Assembly in Busan, South Korea
BUSAN, South Korea - Numerous suggestions were discussed and adopted
during the World Council of Curches' 10th Assembly in Busan, South
Korea. On Nov. 6, the issue of the rights of the people of the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic to live free and independent was raised by the
delegation of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin during the discussion
on Stateless people. The delegation called on the WCC to condemn the
double standards on the issue.
Also on Nov. 6, during the afternoon business session, election of the
Central Committee members was held. Two delegates of the Mother See of
Holy Etchmiadzin: Archbishop Vicken Aykazian and Ms. Paula Der Matoian
were re-elected to serve on the central committee for an eight year
term. Archbishop Vicken was immediately elected to serve on and lead
the Nominations Committee as the Moderator.
On Nov. 8, at 10:55 a.m., over 300 delegates from the 345 churches
passed by consensus a Special Minute on the 100th Anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide, as a result of the official requests by His
Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenian;
and His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, as
well as a result of the ongoing work of the representatives of the
Armenian Apostolic Church serving on the Central and Executive
Committees.
The Minute on the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide directs
the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches to:
-Organize in 2015, around the commemorative 100th anniversary date of
24 April 2015, an international conference in Geneva for WCC member
Churches, different international organizations, lawyers, and human
rights defenders;
-Organize an ecumenical prayer service commemorating the victims of
the Armenian Genocide at the Cathedral of Geneva during the
international Conference; and
-Invite all churches to pray for the memory of the Armenian martyrs
around the dates of the international conference, and also for
recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
This minute on the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide restated
the 1983 declaration by the WCC that the work to recognize the
Armenian Genocide must continue and is an important achievement in the
process of recognition.