2 April 2002
The Deputy General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Georges Lemopoulos, is travelling to Jerusalem 2-4 April to meet with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Irineos I.
Lemopoulos will also meet with the other patriarchs and heads of churches and Christian communities in Jerusalem to discuss, amongst other issues, the recent ecumenical efforts with regard to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Lemopoulos will be accompanied by Salpy Eskidjian from the WCC International Relations team.
They will meet with local members of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), as well as with Israeli and Palestinian non-governmental organizations, to support the local preparations for the first accompaniment group, scheduled for June.
Although the last visit of a WCC delegation dates back to June 2001, Lemopoulos stresses the permanent involvement of the WCC in the region: "We have accompanied the churches and their communities and advocated for their rights on a daily basis since the beginning of the Second Palestinian Uprising", he explained.
The Deputy General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Georges Lemopoulos, is travelling to Jerusalem 2-4 April to meet with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Irineos I.
Lemopoulos will also meet with the other patriarchs and heads of churches and Christian communities in Jerusalem to discuss, amongst other issues, the recent ecumenical efforts with regard to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Lemopoulos will be accompanied by Salpy Eskidjian from the WCC International Relations team.
They will meet with local members of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), as well as with Israeli and Palestinian non-governmental organizations, to support the local preparations for the first accompaniment group, scheduled for June.
Although the last visit of a WCC delegation dates back to June 2001, Lemopoulos stresses the permanent involvement of the WCC in the region: "We have accompanied the churches and their communities and advocated for their rights on a daily basis since the beginning of the Second Palestinian Uprising", he explained.