[ALBSA-Info] Church of Greece on Kosova

[Agron Alibali]

[05] Archbishop Christodoulos appeals for protection
for Kosovo Serbs
BELGRADE, 01/03/2000 (ANA - M. Mouratidis)
Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Christodoulos on
Tuesday appealed to international bodies to protect
Kosovo Serbs and ecclesiastical cultural monuments. 
Archbishop Christodoulos briefed Serb Patriarch Pavle
on his appeal to US President Bill Clinton, the UN,
European Union, OSCE, NATO, the Council of Europe,
UNESCO, the International Red Cross, leaders of
countries having troops stationed in Kosovo, the
primates of these countries' churches, the World
Council of Churches and the Conference of Churches of
Europe. 

In his appeal, Archbishop Christodoulos lists the
destruction and damage caused to Orthodox cathedrals
and monasteries after the deployment of peacekeeping
forces and provides data on murders and the
persecution of the non-Albanian population. He also
calls for suitable measures to be taken for the
protection of the Serb people and Orthodox monuments,
the remedying of the unacceptable situation currently
prevailing in Kosovo and the prevalence of peace,
justice and tolerance in the region. 

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