On Tuesday, 12 September 2023, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew began his eight-day official visit to Estonia.
Immediately after his arrival in Tallinn, on Tuesday afternoon, the Ecumenical Patriarch held a meeting with the President of the Republic of Estonia, Mr. Alar Karis, at the Presidential Mansion.
Afterwards, the Ecumenical Patriarch met with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Ms. Kaja Kallas, at the House of the Prime Minister.
In both meetings, the Ecumenical Patriarch was accompanied by Metropolitan Stephanos of Tallinn and all Estonia, as well as Metropolitan Athenagoras of Kydonia, Metropolitan Vissarion of Spain and Portugal, and Metropolitan Gregory of Peristeri.
Photos: Nikos Papachristou