The Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches first took place in Cairo, the largest city in the Arab world, in January 2004 and finalized its first agreed statement at its fifth meeting.
In January 2009, at its sixth meeting, the Commission finalized its first agreed statement, entitled It treats some fundamental themes in ecclesiology such as the relationship between the Trinity and the Church, attributes of the Church, Bishops in Apostolic Succession, synodality and primacies in the Church, and the Church's mission. 
