The Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports of Greece, Mr. Lefteris Avgenakis, visited today, August 13, the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Mr. Avgenakis, accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Lena Bania, and the Consul General of Greece in the city, Mrs. Georgia Sultanopoulou, was welcomed by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who congratulated him on his appointment as minister.
During their meeting, they discussed the ministry and initiatives of the Mother Church, as well as issues related to the Greeks of Constantinople and the Orthodox flock in Turkey overall.