Council for Reform of Armenian Apostolic Church holds first meeting -  premier 

ArmInfo. The first meeting of the Council for the Reform of the Armenian Apostolic Church took place. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this on his Facebook page.

According to him, the Council discussed the main areas of Church  renewal, organizational steps, and upcoming work, based on the  principles and goals set forth in the previously released statement.  Pashinyan noted that the meeting discussed actions within the  framework of the roadmap aimed at reforming the Armenian Apostolic  Church. The importance of conducting the process in accordance with  the principles of inclusiveness, public trust, and transparency was  emphasized. The Council emphasized the need for steps aimed at  consolidating the clergy and laity.

The Council also welcomed the decision of Archimandrite Gusan  Alchanyan, Locum Tenens of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic  Church in Switzerland, to join the statement of 10 bishops on the  need to reform the Armenian Apostolic Church. As a reminder, on  December 5, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced the  creation of a coordinating council to organize the reform process of  the Armenian Apostolic Church. He published a roadmap for addressing  this issue. The statement establishing the council was signed by  Nikol Pashinyan and 10 bishops, who also became members of the  council.