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For immediate release - 10/10/09 21:22:47

>WCC CONGRATULATES NOBEL LAUREATE OBAMA

In a congratulation letter to the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and United  States President Barack Obama, the World Council of Churches general  secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia highlighted Obama's "deep commitment to  promote peace and reconciliation in today's troubled world" demonstrated  by his policies on nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament and curbing  greenhouse gas emissions as well as his "eagerness for easing conflicts  with Islamic nations".

Full text of the WCC general secretary's letter to President Barack Obama:
http://www.oikoumene.org/?id=7231

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The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness  and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of  churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 349 Protestant,  Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 560 million  Christians in over 110 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman  Catholic Church. The WCC general secretary is Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, from  the Methodist Church in Kenya. Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.