Patriarch Moutafian: US War is Wrong
Gregorian Patriarch Moutafian remarks that they do not consider United States attack on Iraq as just. Visiting Iskenderun for Easter preparations all Iraqis and Americans who die in the war are innocent, says Moutafian
Armenian Gregorian Patriarch Mesrop Moutafian, said "problems should be solved by dialogue rather than war" during his visit to Iskenderun, a district on the Syrian border.
Spiritual head of Gregorians of Turkey, Mutafyan underlined that his approach was not political, but he added: we consider United States' attack on Iraq as premature and wrong".
"All wars are wrong"
Accompanied by the board members of the Iskenderun branch of Armenian Community Association Moutafian visited the district sub-governor Unal Erdogan.
Sub-governor Erdogan said: "For centuries in Iskenderun people of different religions have been living in unity and solidarity".
Visiting Iskenderun and other districts in the province of Hatay as part of Easter preparations Moutafyan concluded: Every war and every kind of violence is wrong. Be they Americans or Iraqis, most of those who lose their lives are innocent people". (BE/EK)
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