Mitsotakis reaffirms support for Ecumenical Patriarchate in meeting with Bartholomew

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reaffirmed Greece’s support for the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople during a gathering with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew astatine the Maximos Mansion successful Athens.

Congratulating Bartholomew connected the 35th day of his enthronement, Mitsotakis said the Greek state would proceed to stand by some the patriarchate and the patriarch personally successful support of his work.

The premier curate said their discussions focused connected the extortion of Orthodox Christian communities successful the Middle East and efforts to reopen the Halki Theological School.

Bartholomew, conveying greetings from the Greek assemblage successful Istanbul, said helium had precocious spoken with the Patriarch of Antioch astir the challenges facing dwindling Christian populations successful Syria and Lebanon.

The patriarch besides announced plans to visit his autochthonal Imvros (Imbros) – a bluish Aegean land successful Turkey with a Greek number – adjacent period alongside the patriarchs of Romania and Bulgaria to strengthen ties and sermon shared concerns.