The President of the Republic Mr.Nikos Christodoulides had a meeting today with the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Mr.Hieronymos II, at the Holy Archdiocese of Athens.
During the meeting, the President of the Republic said, among other things, that his visit to Greece was not only symbolic, but also of substantial importance, taking into account the developments in our region and the general challenges, adding that this is a difficult moment for Hellenism, due to the tragic accident in Tempi.
He added that "all of us who are in positions of power, with an expiry date, because we must never forget this, must do everything possible to avoid such situations again."
The President of the Republic referred to his meetings yesterday and today and noted the need to create conditions for the resumption of the dialogue on the Cyprus problem. He also noted that the passage of time is creating new fait accompli, further removing the possibility of finding a solution that can be acceptable to the Greek Cypriots, stressing, however, that despite the difficulties of which we are aware, we will do everything possible to create these conditions.
He stressed that Cyprus and Greece must work together and with other countries that share our approach in order to reach the goal of liberation.
Finally, he expressed the thanks of the Cypriot people for the support of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens and said that he looked forward to meeting His Beatitude again in Cyprus.
For his part, His Beatitude said, among other things, that "we are happy because we are not just receiving the head of a state, we are receiving the President of a part of Greece, and so we have lived it, we are still living it, and we would like it to continue, and to be strong and united and to progress. We are in the new era with many temptations and difficulties, it takes a great struggle.
The information we have about your path, your life and your choices is both moving and optimistic. It only remains for all of us to wish you to emerge as you have aimed and succeed as you wish," Archbishop Hieronymos said.
(PM/NG/EXP)
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