Council of Eastern Orthodox Churches established in France

At the Church of the Armenian Diocese of France, the diocesan Primate, Bishop Grigor Khachatryan, met with the Primate of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Paris and Northern France, Bishop Markos, Primate of Southern France, Bishop Luke, Metropolitan of France of the Assyrian Orthodox Church, Bishop Georges, priests and laity. A founding assembly of the union was convened to approve the statutes and elect the bishop who will preside the Council.