The meeting of the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, with Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa was completed.
According to government sources, during their meeting they had the opportunity to exchange views on the diverse activity of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate on the African continent, as well as on major current issues, such as the evolution of the pandemic.
The same sources point out that much of the discussion was devoted in the change of the status of Hagia Sophia and its conversion into a mosque, with both sides expressing their disappointment at this decision, which is a blow to the peaceful coexistence of religions and an unprecedented insult to a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Government sources added that the Prime Minister praised the activity of the Patriarchate, which, as he characteristically stressed, is worthy of admiration and reiterated the full support of the Greek State in the mission of the Second Throne Greek Orthodox Patriarchate and in its multifaceted work.
Source: ANA-MPA