Greece‘s overseas minister corrected himself after utilizing the mistaken title for the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul.
Nikos Dendias stated over the weekend on Twitter that he would journey to “Constantinople” to attend a Orthodoxy Patriarchal and Archieratic Divine Liturgy and meet with Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew.
Expectedly, his put up obtained criticism on account of his wording, significantly from Turkish folks.
However, he used “Istanbul” in his Twitter posts on Sunday.
Dendias on Sunday paid a go to to the Turkish metropolis.
He attended the Feast of Orthodoxy (the Sunday of Orthodoxy) — the primary Sunday of Great Lent — on the Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate.
Worshippers additionally prayed for the victims of the devastating Feb. 6 earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria in addition to for the victims of the Feb. 28 practice crash in Greece.
The Head of Cyprus’ Orthodox Church, Archbishop Georgios, additionally attended the ceremony.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
