On Monday, June 25th, 2018, the President of the Near East School of Theology, Dr. George Sabra, visited His Holiness Aram I, in Bikfaya, and invited him to participate in a conference about church and politics, which will be held in September.

The meeting was also an opportunity for Dr. Sabra to present the academic program of  NEST and discuss about future projects. In turn, His Holiness expressed his commend regarding the projects and the growing cooperation between the Catholicosate and NEST.