Armenian clerical leader expected at Baku summit
Armenian Catholicos Garegin II is expected to visit
Baku to attend a meeting of world clerical leaders in April. The
event has been initiated by the Caucasus Muslims Office (CMO),
Azerbaijan’s senior clerical body, according to Rahima Dadashova,
the CMO spokeswoman.
The two-day summit, which will be arranged jointly with the Russian Orthodox Church, will be joined by clerics representing the Islamic, Christian, Jewish and other traditional creeds.
Dadashova said the first such summit was held in Moscow in 2006 and attended by up to 200 clerical leaders from 49 countries. The scope of territory from which invitees arrive may be further expanded at the event due in the Azerbaijani capital, she added.*
The two-day summit, which will be arranged jointly with the Russian Orthodox Church, will be joined by clerics representing the Islamic, Christian, Jewish and other traditional creeds.
Dadashova said the first such summit was held in Moscow in 2006 and attended by up to 200 clerical leaders from 49 countries. The scope of territory from which invitees arrive may be further expanded at the event due in the Azerbaijani capital, she added.*
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