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MP Elias Mirianthous, member of the Cypriot delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy (IPA), represented the Assembly at the commemoration of the Fall of Constantinople, which took place between 27 and 29 May 2023 in the Municipality of Sparta.
In his intervention, in the context of an event for the presentation of the IOA's tribute volume entitled "Hagia Sophia: The Temples of the Wisdom of God around the World",
Mr. Myrianthous noted the long history and the enormous contribution of Sparta to the national and religious struggles of Greece. Referring to the active activity for thirty years of the IOA in international affairs, Mr. Mirianthous underlined that the Christian tradition constitutes a fundamental pillar of European history and culture and, in this context, the Assembly works for the unity of Orthodoxy, in cooperation with other Christian denominations and the main monotheistic religions, with the aim of peace in the world and the protection of persecuted Christians and Christian monuments that are being destroyed or desecrated.
The Cypriot MP stressed the criticality of the current situation, while the war in Ukraine between two like-minded peoples is unfolding, which has caused tens of thousands of deaths of our fellow human beings and millions of refugees, as well as extensive destruction of infrastructure and Christian monuments. Noting that the IOA has condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the very beginning, Mr. Mirianthous underlined that in Cyprus the consequences of the Turkish invasion are visible, with a large part of the population being refugees for forty-nine years, while the destruction of the Orthodox heritage in the occupied territories of the Republic of Cyprus continues.
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