On Monday, April 22, 2024, on the occasion of the visit of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to Turkey, Elder Metropolitan Apostolos of Derkoi, and Deacon Oikoumenios represented the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the reception held in honor of the said President at the Summer Residence of the German Embassy in Therapia.
Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey, representing the President of the Turkish Government, Abdullah Gül, former President of the Republic of Turkey, Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of the city, ambassadors of many countries, clergymen of other denominations, and other guests were present.
Translated by Ioanna Georgakopoulou