(NNA) Greek Melkite Catholic Patriarch of
Antioch and all the East Yusuf al-Absi, and Greek Orthodox Patriarch
John X Yazigi, as well as Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Avram II, met today
with Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, within the framework of
their official visit to Hungary. The meeting was a chance to discuss the general conditions and relations
between the Lebanese and Hungarian peoples, and the problems that
Christians in the region suffer from in light of the accumulated wars
and crises. In this context, Al-Absi thanked Hungary
for its "constant interest in supporting Christians," and stressed "the
necessity of continuing fruitful cooperation for the good of the Church
in these countries that have been suffering for years." (...)
