Patriarchs Hazim, Iwas, Laham Reject Foreign Interference and Violence

15/12/2011 Damascus, (SANA) – Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim of Antioch and All the East for the Greek Orthodox, Patriarch Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas of Antioch an All the East for the Syriac Orthodox, and Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for Roman Catholics, Gregory III Laham, stressed on Thursday their rejection of all forms of foreign interference and violence, calling for lifting the sanctions imposed on Syria. Addressing their sons and citizens in Syria during their meeting at Mar Ephram the Syriac Monastery in SidNaya, the patriarchs called for favoring the national interest over any other interests, adding that all sides should reconcile in the name of God and the homeland