“Shocked, all Greeks have been watching with pain in the last hours the tragic loss of life of hundreds of our fellow citizens in neighboring Turkey and in Syria from the devastating earthquakes,” said Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece about the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.
He continued saying “May God give strength to all and may a happy end come to the agony of the thousands of missing so that we do not mourn more innocent victims.
I am certain that, as we did in 1999, so today, the Greeks will be in every way close to our neighbors and that the Greek State will stand by their side, offering all possible help.
We pray to God for every possible consolation and stand in solidarity with the friendly peoples of Turkey and Syria.”