{"id":57686,"date":"2015-11-18T14:30:44","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T12:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=57686"},"modified":"2022-09-29T10:35:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T07:35:21","slug":"tsipras-visits-istanbul-patriarchate-for-first-time-as-pm-57686-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/tsipras-visits-istanbul-patriarchate-for-first-time-as-pm-57686-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexis Tsipras visits Istanbul patriarchate for first time as PM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greece’s Alexis Tsipras paid a visit to Istanbul’s Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate for the first time as prime minister Wednesday.<\/h1>\n

The 41-year-old leader met with Patriarch Bartholomew I, the Istanbul-based leader of many of the world\u2019s Orthodox Christians at the administration building of the Patriarchate in Istanbul\u2019s historic Fener district.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the press after the hour-long meeting Bartholomew I said that the two discussed refugee crisis as well as relations with Greece and interreligious dialogue.<\/p>\n

“[Tsipras] had visited us three times. We met also in Athens. We know each other very well. I wish him success on his difficult task,” he said.<\/p>\n

Tsipras is in Turkey for a two-day visit to discuss, among other issues, the ongoing refugee crisis.<\/p>\n

More than 150,000 people crossed from Turkey to Greece last month, compared with more than 8,500 in October 2014, according to EU\u2019s border agency, Frontex.<\/p>\n

The EU leaders have agreed to discuss a 3-billion-euro ($3.23 billion) deal with Turkey for refugee support and to help stem the tide of people fleeing the Syrian conflict.<\/p>\n

The Turkish government, according to official figures, has so far spent $8 billion to accommodate around 2.5 million refugees it hosts inside the country.<\/p>\n

Tsipras arrived in Istanbul on Tuesday evening and watched, alongside Turkey\u2019s prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, a friendly match between Turkey and Greece in Istanbul, which resulted in a scoreless draw (Anadolu Agency).<\/p>\nError, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 9)<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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