TORONTO, JULY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The conference of the "International Prison Association" will take place in the city of Toronto in Canada from July 4 to 7. About one thousand representatives from 110 countries will take part in this conference. In addition to Christian churches, representatives of other religions will also take part in the conference, including Buddhists and Muslims. According to the information provided to Noyan Tapan by the Information Service of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Archimandrite Torgom Tonikian, the primate of the Aragatsotn diocese, will take part in the conference and represent the Armenian Apostolic Church with the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II. Collaborators of the Penitentiary Department of the RA Ministry of Justice will also take part in this conference. Different reports will be made and labour discussions will be held during the conference, the main goal of which is to become acquainted with the experience of of different churches and organizations in working with prisoners and making them more useful and productive.

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