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The reopening of the Theological School of Halki and the protection of Christian communities in the Middle East were the focus of the meeting that Archbishop Elpidophoros of America had at the State Department with the US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Riley Barnes.

In Washington, it was raining non-stop as the guests of the reception in honor of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew passed through strict security checks at the entrance to the State Department.

The US is in constant contact with Greece and Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said regarding the Russian attack in Odessa during a visit by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.