“The Synaxis of the Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches, which took place in Istanbul, under the chairmanship of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, indicates the unity of Orthodox Christians in a world full of hotbeds of crisis, tension and war.
The Greek government welcomes the decision to convene the “Great and Sacred Synod” in 2016 and is monitoring the situation in the Orthodox Churches with great interest.
At the same time, the Greek government expresses its satisfaction at the release, following coordinated efforts, of the nuns abducted from the St. Thekla Convent in Maaloula last December.
Greece calls on all sides to intensify their efforts toward the location and release of the two abducted Bishops of Aleppo.”
March 10, 2014