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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-02-28

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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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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