A one hour meeting of the representative of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece, Mr. Spyridon Katramados, secretary of the board of directors of the Synod Office on Pilgrimage Tours, and a full briefing on the subject of Pilgrimage Tours were held today, Monday, July 29 at 10.30 am at the office of the new Minister of Tourism, Harry Theocharis, on the latter’s initiative.
The partnership meeting on the work of the Church of Greece regarding the development and the promotion of Pilgrimage Tours took place in an excellent atmosphere.
Both sides, the Church and the Government, highlighted the necessity for the Church to be present in International Tourism Exhibitions, as well as the necessity to examine its participation in new markets inside and outside Europe and its funding through Transnational European Programmes on Tourism and Culture.
The Minister pledged that the Ministry of Tourism will collaborate.