Budapest: As many as 650 delegates, including some Indians, attended the Second International Conference on Christian Persecution in Budapest, Hungary. The November 26-28 conference was to find solutions to the most neglected humanitarian and civilizational crisis of the time and stand up against Christian persecution, and defend the roots of Christian civilization.
Beyond raising international awareness, the primary aim of the conference is to foster closer cooperation between governments, governmental and non-governmental organizations and other actors concerned, says the program information.
Some of the key speakers during the conference are Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto in Nigeria Matthew Hassan Kukah, State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and the Hungary Helps Program, Prime Minister’s Office Tristan Azbej, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East Gewargis III, and Head of the Evangelical Community of Syria and Lebanon; General Secretary of the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon Rev. Joseph Kassab. Other speakers and participants are senior church leaders, dignitaries including government officials from USA, Poland, Lebanon, European Union, Syria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Slovak Republic, Brazil, Nigeria, Jordan, and the Vatican.
The office of the Prime Minister of Hungary was the organizer of the event. Story Courtesy: MattersIndia
