The wish "to find a solution to the questions that challenge our Churches, through mutual understanding and in a spirit of cooperation". It was made by His Holiness Karekin II, supreme and catholicos patriarch of all Armenians, in a message to the participants in the Tird European Ecumenical Assembly. "Our Churches states the text, published today have plenty of challenges to face. We are the witnesses of the lack of love and peaceful cohabitation in social life; of the attempted abuse of spiritual and moral values for political purposes. Human rights are ignored. and religious freedom is endangered in some European countries. We are more and more worried about the problems of the environment and climate change". "Let’s try he exhorted to find the strength to meet peacefully and together to face the challenges of our Churches and our peoples. We have the faith and the certainty that, by working at the renewal of our societies, the light of Christ and the principles of our faith will come out of our united voice and the testimony of our Churches".
