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WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit with His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and the Catholicos of All Armenians. © Armenian Apostolic Church

WCC general secretary visits Armenian Apostolic Church

Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), participated in the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence, had extensive conversations with the Catholicos of All Armenians, Supreme Patriarch Karekin II, visited different facilities and institutions of the Armenian Apostolic Church, as well as the Memorial to the Armenian Genocide at Tsitsernakaberd, and spoke at a theological seminary at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. This was part of Tveit’s official visit to Armenia, which took place from 21 to 23 September 2011.

26 September 2011
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Congratulations to Archbishop Vicken

Congratulatory letter by Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the WCC, to Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, Legate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) and President of the National Council of Churches USA, who was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor on Saturday, 9 May 2009.

15 May 2009
General Secretary
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Iraqi church representatives statement

In a meeting organized by the World Council of Churches in Dar Sayedat Al Jabal, Fatka, Lebanon, between 10 and 11 February 2009, twelve church leaders from all over Iraq discussed the current situation of its Christians community. Representatives from different Iraqi churches participated in the meeting together with bishops from the Syrian and Armenian Orthodox Churches and the Chaldean Church in Lebanon, and the General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches.

11 February 2009
Ecumenical movement
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The Cathedral of Echmiadzin Photo: Peter Williams/WCC 2001

WCC executive committee to meet in Armenia

An exposure visit hosted by the Armenian Apostolic Church (Holy See of Etchmiadzin), which includes a commemoration at the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex near the capital city of Yerevan, will precede the 25-28 September meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee taking place in Etchmiadzin, Armenia.

21 September 2007
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Final report of the Special Commission on Orthodox Participation in the WCC

"Final report of the Special Commission on Orthodox participation in the WCC" : The 60-member Special Commission was created by the WCC's eighth assembly in 1998 in response to mainly Orthodox concerns about participation in the Council. Composed of an equal number of representatives from Orthodox churches and from the other churches belonging to the WCC, the Commission submitted its final report to the central committee in September 2002.

14 February 2006
Assembly
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Rapport final de la commission spéciale sur la participation des orthodoxe au COE

<< Rapport final de la Commission spéciale sur la participation des orthodoxes au COE >> : la Commission spéciale, qui compte 60 membres, a été créée en 1998 par la Huitième Assemblée du COE, en réponse à des préoccupations formulées principalement par les orthodoxes à propos de la participation au Conseil. Composée d'un nombre égal de représentants des Eglises orthodoxes et des autres Eglises appartenant au COE, la Commission a soumis son rapport final au Comité central en septembre 2002.

14 February 2006
Assembly