His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III attended on Thursday, April 18, the ‘My Peace, I Give You’ conference that was held in Jerusalem.
The conference was attended by the Minister of the Moscow City Government, His Excellency Sergey Cheremin, Head of the Department of Foreign, Economic and International Relations, His Eminence Shaykh Mowafaq Ṭarīf, His Excellency the Russian Ambassador to Tel Aviv Anatoly Viktorov, in addition to His Excellency the Consul Dr. Amin Safiya and a number of religious and local figures.
His Beatitude the Patriarch delivered a speech in which he stressed the importance of achieving stability and harmony on the foundations of justice in a time of uncertainty and instability, stressing the importance of Jerusalem as a center for goodness and reconciliation. His Beatitude cited verses from the Holy Gospel to stressing the divine and human bases of peace, and called for international cooperation to promote reconciliation.
The conference participants praised the urgent need for joint and continuous work towards the good of humanity, away from conflicts and wars, expressing their aspiration to convey the voice of peace emanating from Jerusalem to all parts of the world.