Visit of MECC General Secretary to Syria

His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received Rev. Fr. Michel Jalkh, General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) accompanied by Mr. Ghassan Shahin, Director of MECC-Syria, at the Patriarchate in Syria.
His Eminence Mor Timotheos Matta Al-Khoury, Patriarchal Vicar of the Patriarchal Archdiocese of Damascus, and Very Rev. Raban Joseph Bali, Patriarchal Secretary and Media Office Director, attended the meeting.
Rev. Fr. Jalkh talked about the projects of MECC in Syria and hoped that there will be more cooperation with the local churches in the future. He also spoke about the role of MECC in strengthening the Christian presence in Syria as well as serving the local communities, especially in these difficult times.
His Holiness blessed the work of MECC in Syria and expressed the readiness of the Syriac Orthodox Church to cooperate and support the activities that the council is sponsoring or executing in Syria.

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