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100TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DISCUSSED WITH WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
14:59 12.02.2014
Armenian Genocide, World Council of Churches
On Monday, around the meeting of the Executive Committee of the
World Council of Churches held in Geneva, Archbishop Nareg Alemezian,
member of the Executive Committee and Ms. Teny Pirri-Simonian, member
of the Central Committee, met with the Moderator Dr. Agnes Abuom and
General Secretary Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit to discuss the 10th Assembly
Minute regarding the WCC's commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide.
Archbishop Nareg conveyed the greetings of His Holiness Aram I and
informed the Moderator and General Secretary of the activities that
the Catholicosate of Cilicia has planned for the commemoration of
the 100th anniversary of the Genocide in 2015. This was followed by
a presentation by Ms. Teny Pirri-Simonian, who is also President
of ARMENOFAS, the Swiss-Armenian Foundation, of the plans of the
Foundation and the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches to
commemorate the Genocide next year in Switzerland, as discussed
recently by the President of The Federation of Swiss Protestant
Churches, the ARMENOFAS Board, and His Holiness Aram I.
In view of the Minute adopted by the WCC 10th Assembly on the
100th Anniversary of the Genocide, it was decided: 1) to organize
the international consultation recommended by the Assembly between
February and March 2015; 2) to consider a theme on 'Impunity' that
WCC had discussed and around which the Catholicosate of Cilicia had
organized an international conference; 3) nominate a small committee
to assist the staff in planning the conference.
The General Secretary agreed to invite the Armenian members of the
Central Committee of the World Council of Churches to accompany
the staff in implementing the recommendations of the assembly. They
comprise Archbishop Vicken Aykazian and Ms. Paula Der Matevossian
(Holy See Etchmiadzin) and Archbishop Nareg Alemezian and Ms. Teny
Pirri-Simonian (Holy See of Cilicia).
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/02/12/100th-anniversary-commemoration-of-armenian-genocide-discussed-with-world-council-of-churches/
14:59 12.02.2014
Armenian Genocide, World Council of Churches
On Monday, around the meeting of the Executive Committee of the
World Council of Churches held in Geneva, Archbishop Nareg Alemezian,
member of the Executive Committee and Ms. Teny Pirri-Simonian, member
of the Central Committee, met with the Moderator Dr. Agnes Abuom and
General Secretary Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit to discuss the 10th Assembly
Minute regarding the WCC's commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide.
Archbishop Nareg conveyed the greetings of His Holiness Aram I and
informed the Moderator and General Secretary of the activities that
the Catholicosate of Cilicia has planned for the commemoration of
the 100th anniversary of the Genocide in 2015. This was followed by
a presentation by Ms. Teny Pirri-Simonian, who is also President
of ARMENOFAS, the Swiss-Armenian Foundation, of the plans of the
Foundation and the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches to
commemorate the Genocide next year in Switzerland, as discussed
recently by the President of The Federation of Swiss Protestant
Churches, the ARMENOFAS Board, and His Holiness Aram I.
In view of the Minute adopted by the WCC 10th Assembly on the
100th Anniversary of the Genocide, it was decided: 1) to organize
the international consultation recommended by the Assembly between
February and March 2015; 2) to consider a theme on 'Impunity' that
WCC had discussed and around which the Catholicosate of Cilicia had
organized an international conference; 3) nominate a small committee
to assist the staff in planning the conference.
The General Secretary agreed to invite the Armenian members of the
Central Committee of the World Council of Churches to accompany
the staff in implementing the recommendations of the assembly. They
comprise Archbishop Vicken Aykazian and Ms. Paula Der Matevossian
(Holy See Etchmiadzin) and Archbishop Nareg Alemezian and Ms. Teny
Pirri-Simonian (Holy See of Cilicia).
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/02/12/100th-anniversary-commemoration-of-armenian-genocide-discussed-with-world-council-of-churches/