From September 13-14, 2012 the annual meeting of the Central Committee of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) was convened in Crete Island, Greece.
As an addition to the agenda items, the recent events surrounding the return of convicted axe murderer Azeri Lieutenant Ramil Safarov from Hungary to Azerbaijan, where he was pardoned and proclaimed a national hero, was also discussed during the meeting.
The members of the CEC Central Committee have expressed their regret in regards to the unacceptable pardoning of convicted murderer by the President of Azerbaijan, and demonstrated their solidarity and support to the Armenians and the Armenian Apostolic Church. The members prayed for justice and that there be peace and mutual understanding between nations. The Central Committee sent an official letter to His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, expressing their disapproval of the events.
His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Paulose II, Catholicos and Malankara Metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, has also expressed His support to the Armenian people on the occasion of this grievous event.
