His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II visited His Excellency Mr. Kabalan Franjieh, the General Consul of Lebanon in Brazil at the headquarters of the General Consulate in Sao Paolo.
His Holiness was accompanied by their Eminences Mor Titus Boulos Touza, Syriac Orthodox Apostolic Nuncio in Brazil, and Mor Selwanos Boutros Al-Nehmeh, Archbishop of Homs, Hama and Environs, Very Rev. Raban Joseph Bali, Patriarchal Secretary and Media Office Director, Very Rev. Fr. Paulo Milton and Rev. Fr. Andrawos Khazaal.
His Excellency welcomed His Holiness and the accompanying delegation and expressed his joy and honor to receive His Holiness at the Consulate.
He gave an overview of the history of the immigration of Lebanese people to Brazil since the later nineteenth century. He also informed His Holiness about the Latin American Convention for Lebanese Immigrants Potential, which will be organized this month in Sao Paolo.
His Holiness thanked His Excellency for his
warm welcome and appreciated the efforts done to keep the relation between the Lebanese people and their home country Lebanon as strong as possible.
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