The Memorandum of Cooperation between Greece and the Patriarchate of Jerusalem for the protection of cultural heritage is in the Parliament for ratificationtranslated

The Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture, on the one hand, and the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, on the other, is being submitted to the Parliament for ratification, with plans to vote next week. The Memorandum was signed in June, during the visit of the Patriarch of Jerusalem His Excellency. Theophilos III in Athens and has as its object the protection and preservation of the tangible cultural heritage of the Patriarchate.

During the meeting with the Patriarch Mr. Theophilos III in Athens in June, the Prime Minister had characterized the agreement as important "which proves in practice the will of the Greek State to protect the material cultural wealth of the Patriarchate, which must be protected, preserved and handed down to the next generations intact". (PHOTO: CHRISTOS BONIS)

For his part, the Patriarch Mr. Theophilos III had described the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation as a historic moment for the Patriarchate, which "practically proves the relationship of the Patriarchate with Greece, which Greece was and remains the nurturing mother of all the clergy who serve in the diaspora, but also particularly in the Patriarchate of Jerusalem".

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