The MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs Receives the Secretary General and Executive Director of the Bible Society Dr. Mike Bassous

The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, received the Secretary General and Executive Director of the Bible Society Dr. Mike Bassous, on Tuesday, July 21, 2025, at the Middle East Council of Churches headquarters in Beirut.

During the meeting, the Secretary General Professor Abs and Dr. Bassous discussed various topics and issues related to Churches and the importance of Church media and Church publications. They also discussed issues related to relations between Ecumenical institutions in the Middle East and ways of networking between them.

Moreover, Dr. Bassous confirmed his attendance at the Middle East Council of Churches partners' meeting that will be held next September. He also invited Professor Abs to attend the Bible Society's Diamond Jubilee celebration, as well as the launching of the “Armenian Study New Testament” booklet, which is a joint production between the Bible Society and the Armenian Orthodox Catholicosate of Cilicia.