Paul Marinakis on St Catherine's Monastery at Sinai: The agreement provides "a solid legal foundation" after 1,500 yearstranslated

In the agreement for St Catherine's Monastery and the consultations between Greece and Egypt on the extension of the geographical scope of the 2020 Administrative Zone Delimitation Agreement, the Government Representative Paul Marinakis was mentioned, in his introductory position, to the political drafters. For St Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai, the Government representative noted that the agreement with the Egyptian Public Authority provides "a solid legal foundation," after 1,500 years during which the legal status of the monastery remained unregulated.

As he said, the agreement, which will be published shortly upon completion, secures the continuous religious character of the Monastery and the ecclesiastical properties, and ensures the continuation of the monastic life, with the granting of long-term leave permissions to the monks.

Mr. Marinakis pointed out that the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports worked towards achieving the agreement, and also referred to the communication with the Archbishop of Sinai, Faran and Raitho Symeon.

Parallel to this, he characterized the common stance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Patriarchates of Alexandria and...