His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Participates in a Panel Entitled

“Syria: In Search of Unity Amidst Fragmentation"

On October 8, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Supreme Head of the Syriac Orthodox Church of the World, and Honorary President of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), participated in the panel entitled: “Syria: In Search of Unity Amidst Fragmentation”, at the Conference organized by the Middle East Research Institute (MERI), held in Erbil.

The conference was attended by His Excellency Mr. Nachirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq as well as many dignitaries and religious leaders.

Their Eminences: Mor Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf, Archbishop of Mosul, Kirkuk, Kurdistan and Environs, and Mor Augeen Al-Khoury Nemat, Patriarchal Secretary, were also present.

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This news was originally published on the Facebook Page of His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II.