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Third Dialogue Encounter of Russian and Oriental Orthodox Churches in
Antelias-Lebanon

Russian and Oriental Orthodox Churches¹ representatives met from December
12-16, 2005, in the Catholicossate of the Armenian Orthodox Church in
Antelias. Study documents were presented by both families about the last 4
Ecumenical Councils which followed the third Council held in Ephesus, the
decisions of which were not recognized by the Oriental Churches as they
contradicted previously established agreements between the two families, in
1989 in Amba Bishoy Monastery-Egypt and in 1990 in the Orthodox Center in
Switzerland. The study documents aimed at facilitating the acceptance of the
conclusions of the theological dialogue between the two Orthodox families by
other churches that, to date, have not sent the agreements of their
respective Sacred Councils.

Russian Orthodox representatives relayed H.H. Patriarch Alexis¹ invitation
to H.H. Pope Shenouda III to visit Russia in 2006.

The representatives of the two families agreed to meet again early 2007,
either in Damascus or in Moscow.

Middle East Council of Churches
Office of International Ecumenical Relations
P.O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon

Guirgis Ibrahim Saleh, General Secretary
mecc@cyberia.net.lb or guirgissaleh@cyberia.net.lb

+961-1-353-938
http://www.mec-churches.org/