Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrives in Athens for high-level visit

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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I arrived successful Athens connected Monday for a multi-day visit that will see meetings with Greece’s top governmental leaders and appearances astatine nationalist events.

His level landed astatine Athens International Airport astir 3 p.m., where helium was received by Parliament Speaker Nikita Kaklamanis and Education Minister Sofia Zacharaki.

Later Monday, Bartholomew will visit the Archdiocese of Athens for talks with Archbishop Ieronymos II, followed by a ceremonial honoring his biology advocacy.

On Tuesday, helium is scheduled to code a special league of Parliament, 27 years aft his archetypal quality there, successful the beingness of President Konstantinos Tassoulas.

His visit besides includes taste events, an code connected the relation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate successful the modern world and a humanitarian grant ceremonial aboriginal successful the week.