The Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding the agreement on the Sinai Monasterytranslated

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Mr. Giorgos Gerapetritis, described today as historic for Hellenism and Orthodoxy, on the occasion of the announcement by the Archbishop of Sinai, Mr. Simeon, according to which he intends to sign an agreement with the Egyptian State.

The statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in detail:

Today is a historic day for Hellenism and Orthodoxy. The Lighthouse of Orthodoxy, the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine of Mount Sinai, acquires a solid legal foundation with the agreement between the Monastery and the Egyptian State. After 1,500 years when the legal status of the Monastery remained unstable and unregulated, today's agreement ensures in perpetuity the unchanged religious character of the Monastery and the church estates, as well as the continuity of the Monastery by granting long-term residence permits to the monks.

I would especially like to thank, on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Government, the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who with his personal intervention made this agreement possible, as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Badr Abdelatty, with whom we share a deep appreciation and…