Mar Awraham Youkhanis, Bishop of Western Europe of the Assyrian Church of the East was received by Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium at the Diocese of Brussels, on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 21, 2021.
The meeting took place at the request of Bishop Mar Awraham Youkhanis, who informed Metropolitan Athenagoras about the presence of his Church in Europe and referred to the difficulties and problems faced by the various communities, one of which is located on the outskirts of the Belgian capital.
Metropolitan Athenagoras listened carefully to the host Bishop, and expressed his sympathy for the afflicted people of Syria, he also supported the Assyrian faithful in Belgium and did not rule out the possibility of future cooperation.