Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East Mar Awa III
Receives the MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs
On a Protocol Visit
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On a friendly protocol visit, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East Mar Awa III received the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, at the Archdiocese in Sed El Bouchrieh.
The meeting was attended by Metropolitan Mar Meelis Zaia, Head of the Assyrian Community in Australia, New Zealand and Lebanon; Father George Youkhana, Parish Priest of Hadat; and Father Ninos Audeh, Parish Priest of Sed El Bouchrieh.
His Holiness the Patriarch welcomed Professor Michel Abs and stressed the deep friendship that binds them. Both sides discussed the history and heritage of the Assyrian Church of the East in Lebanon and the region. They also discussed the Assyrian diaspora around the world, the general situation of the Church, and the Christian presence in the Middle East, emphasizing the need for solidarity among the Churches.
At the end of the meeting, His Holiness offered to Professor Michel Abs a book about the Assyrian Church of the East as a token of love and appreciation. Professor Abs, in turn, offered to His Holiness a book about Christianity and its History in the Middle East.
