The Deputy Prime Minister paid a visit to the Archdiocese of Athens, Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense, Which Akar, where he talked to Archbishop Jerome.
The Primate of the Greek Church referred to the history of Lebanon, in the relations between the two peoples and then in the issues we face, especially because of the pandemic, while he pointed out that at such hours there needs to be constant contact and exchange of views.
Ep’ his, stressed the need for cooperation between science and faith, in order to deal with the pandemic ep’ benefit of the people, while at the same time he underlined that diseases become a field of exploitation by various to serve personal expediencies. Alongside, Archbishop Ieronymos sent a message of unity to the people of Lebanon and wished patience, to deal with trials.
On her side, The Deputy Prime Minister noted that there are many common elements that connect the two peoples. in addition to, spoke about the successful response to the pandemic crisis in Greece and stressed that she wants her contacts with several government officials to provide knowledge, to take advantage of the way Greece handled the crisis.
It was mentioned, yet, in the course of the pandemic in her country, where in the beginning there were many cases and many dead, subsequently, Nevertheless, the situation has improved. However, as he pointed out, cases have started to rise again, just like in Greece, possibly due to mutations in the virus.
End, Zeina Akar formally invites Archbishop to visit Lebanon.
The meeting was attended by the first council of the Archdiocese, Archimandrite Barnabas Theocharis, the Deputy General Hierarchical Commissioner Archimandrite Eugenios Pantzaridis, the deputy director of the Pastoral Training Foundation Archimandrite Theologos Alexandrakis, as well as associates of Zeina Akar.