Tomorrow, Monday, a Greek delegation is expected to go to Cairo for consultations with local authorities after the recent decision of Egyptian Justice to close the historic Monastery of Saint Catherine of Sinai and to confiscate her property.
The news begged sadness and frustration throughout Orthodox Christianity as a few weeks earlier, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al -Sisi, assured that the issue with the claims were close to his claims.
Read in detail: What Greece – Egypt had agreed for Sinai Monastery
Egypt is expected to go to a technical step and – if then a higher representation is needed – then it will be at a ministerial level.
As Kathimerini writes, Athens will seek to ensure a result that will be as close as possible to the original agreement, without disturbing the highest geopolitical alliance with Egypt.
The telephone communication, Mitsotaki – al -Sisi, as well as the Egyptian Presidency’s assurances of non -change in the monastery’s religious regime.
“Athens’ priority is to preserve the Greek Orthodox and pilgrimage of the Sinai Monastery,” the government spokesman said, in view of a visit to Egypt of the Greek delegation.
As he pointed out, “a delegation will go to Egypt on Monday for the final discussions”, expressing his optimism about the positive outcome of the case and the seamless continuation of the monastery’s operation.
Source: Skai
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