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ACNS 3712     |     LAMBETH PALACE     |     17 DECEMBER 2003 

Archbishop of Canterbury meets Iraqi Governing Council

[ACNS source: Lambeth Palace] The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan
Williams, has held talks with the Chairman of the Iraqi Governing
Council, Mr Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim and senior colleagues at Lambeth Palace.
The meeting, which was at the request of the Archbishop's guests, lasted
about one hour.

The discussions covered a wide range of issues and focussed particularly
on religious tolerance and freedom, and the role of faith communities in
building social and political cohesion in Iraq.

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