World Council of Churches (WCC) General Secretary, the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, has welcomed the interim agreement between Iran and six world powers reached in Geneva, Switzerland on 24 November 2013.
Dr Tveit prayed for the agreement to become “a sign of hope in a region where many yearn for peace.”
The WCC General Secretary expressed appreciation to the diplomats, whom he said, participated in a “patient dialogue to create an opening in a wall that has isolated Iran for more than 30 years.”
Dr Tveit urged all parties to “use the agreed upon six-month span of confidence-building to reach toward a longer-term horizon for improved relations and mutual obligations which all the countries involved need.”
The WCC general secretary added that the agreement is a reminder of “how important the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is for peace in the world, and particularly in the Middle East”.
“May God help all of us to continue our efforts towards a future without nuclear weapons,” Dr Tveit concluded.
The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical council of churches founded in 1948, by the end of 2012 the WCC had 345 member churches representing more than 500 million Christians from Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other traditions in over 110 countries. The WCC works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church.
* Read the WCC general secretary’s full comment on Iran nuclear agreement: https://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/general-secretary/state...
* WCC project “Churches engaged for nuclear arms control”: https://www.oikoumene.org/en/what-we-do/nuclear-arms-control
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