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The Tourism Minister of Syria spoke about the Saint Paul festivities taking place in 2008 and 2009 (in celebration of "The Year of Saint Paul") and advised that these activities are being organized by the Ministry of Tourism in cooperation with the churches of Syria, with a focus on the message that Syria is the cradle of Christianity from which St. Paul spread his message.
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