His warm thanks to the Secretary of State of the United States of America, Anthony Blinken, The Archbishop of the United States expressed hope for the invitation sent by the State Department to the Turkish government for the immediate reopening of the Theological School of Halki.
The Archbishop of America, who also served as abbot of the Holy Monastery of the Holy Trinity of Halki in which the school is located, internationalizing, in fact, the whole issue in a post on social media points out that "fifty years after the closure of the Theological School, "A decision to reopen it will be crucial to Turkey's readiness to protect religious freedom and human rights.".
The representative of the State Department, Ned Price, in his statement, including, stressed that the Theological School of Halki operated for 127 years and its closure deprived the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the opportunity to educate and train orthodox clergy in its headquarters.
