Archbishop of Canterbury Hosts Holy Land Talks

October 24, 2002

LONDON – The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, is hosting a meeting of religious leaders from the Holy Land. Delegates from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities of the Holy Land will be at Lambeth Palace in London today and tomorrow for a meeting of the Permanent Committee for the Implementation of the Alexandria Declaration.

The two-day consultation comes out of a process which saw a major agreement signed in Alexandria in January this year. The First Alexandria Declaration came about as a result of Dr Carey's invitation to faith leaders to meet in Alexandria and the result was an historic, seven-point declaration which pledged them to use their religious and moral authority to work for an end to violence and the resumption of the peace process. It also envisaged the establishment of the Permanent Committee of leaders from the three religions in the Holy Land, to pursue the implementation of the declaration. The accord also calls on Israeli and Palestinian political leaders to implement the Mitchell and Tenet recommendations.

Anglican Communion News Service, London