Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-02-28
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[01] Anastasios unanimously elected as one of WCC's presidents
[01] Anastasios unanimously elected as one of WCC's presidents
Orthodox Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania Anastasios has been
unanimously elected as one of eight presidents of the World Council of
Churches (WCC), during the organisation's 9th assembly last week at the
Catholic University of Porto Allegre, Brazil.
Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis conveyed her congratulations to
Anastasios from Brussels, where she is attending an EU General Affairs
and Foreign Affairs council. Main opposition PASOK party leader George
Papandreou also conveyed his congratulations.
According to the WCC, the role of the organisation's presidents is to
"promote ecumenism and to interpret the work of the WCC, especially in
their respective regions." The presidents are also ex-officio members
of WCC central committee.
Anastasios has been a WCC member since 1994, whereas the organisation
has been instrumental in helping with the re-establishment of the
Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Albania.
Some 700 representatives from 348 denominations from 120 countries
around the world attended the assembly.
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