Pat Bartholomew receives representatives of US State Department at Phanar

Patriarch Bartholomew met with representatives of the US State Department at Phanar on 11 October 2022, reports ec-patr.org.

The report noted that Erika Olson, Senior Official of the US Department of State, in the Division of European and Eurasian Affairs, and the Phanar head discussed issues of "mutual interest".

As earlier reported, Patriarch Bartholomew received a delegation of Lithuanian politicians at Phanar.

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