NNA - Patriarch Gregory Third Lahham said Wednesday the international conference on Syria, scheduled to take place on Geneva, constituted a very importance opportunity amid the current critical and decisive stage.



In a statement issued today, the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and the Entire East expressed optimism about the conference. He upped calls upon participants to work with confidence and with a genuine spirit of national reconciliation and dialogue.



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