The Gold Medal of the Parliament was awarded to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, shortly before he delivered his historic speech in the Plenary.
The Ecumenical Patriarch’s presence was at the invite of the President of the Parliament Nikitas Kaklamanis, while Patriarch Bartholomew’s last speech at the Plenary Session of the Greek Parliament was made 27 years ago in 1999.
The historic session was held in the presence of the President of the Republic, Mr.Constantine Tasoulas.
In a difficult international situation due to the crisis in the Middle East and the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Ecumenical Patriarch’s speech takes on even greater significance.
The President of the Parliament, immediately after his address, presented the Ecumenical Patriarch with the Golden Medal of the Hellenic Parliament, while after the end of the Special Session of the Plenary Session of the Parliament, an official lunch in honor of the Ecumenical Patriarch has been scheduled.
It is worth noting that this year His Holiness completes 35 years of Patriarchal service and 65 years of priestly mission.
On Thursday, 7 May,at 17.30, the President of the Parliament, Nikitas Kaklamanis, will address the event entitled “Timelessness and Ecumenism: The Patriarchate of Constantinople in the Modern World”, which will be held in honour of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Pallas Theatre, co-organised by the volunteer group “Roma Acts”.
