Foreign Minister Kotzias’ statement following the dinner he hosted for the Primates of the Orthodox Churches, within the framework of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete, 16 June 2016)

“I think it was a moving evening. We had the opportunity to talk about the very good relations the Greek state has with the Orthodox Church, with the Patriarch, There Beatitudes, There Eminences the Metropolitans. I think that the convening of this Council is a major step in the age-old history of Orthodoxy. We all gain by the unity of Orthodoxy. It is a loss for those who are absent.”