US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt met Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Athens and discussed the Patriarch’s upcoming visit to Washington in the autumn Photo via @USAmbPyatt
US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt on Friday met Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Athens and discussed the Patriarch’s upcoming visit to Washington in the autumn, while highlighting his important role as a religious leader.
The ambassador said they were also able to talk about “the critically important role that the Ecumenical Patriarch plays as a religious leader on a variety of other issues, in the Middle East, of course in the Ukraine where the voice of his All-Holiness is so important, and across the wider Orthodox world.”
“I’m not going to get into hypothetical scenarios concerning the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean but I will say that I’m just back from two days of meeting with my colleagues from across Europe and our military leadership at European Command and there is great appreciation for the prudent approach that the Greek government continues to take. I would include in this regard our appreciation of the efforts that have been made this week with the reinitiation of talks between Athens and Ankara on military confidence-building measures.”
Source: ANA-MPA
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