“When the Pope refers to the Ecumenical Patriarch ηε does not refer to a friend, but a brother. And indeed, Peter and Andrew were brothers,” Vatican press spokesman Father Federico Lombardy, referring to the pontiff's visit to Ankara and Istanbul told ANA-MPA.

Thirty one year old Albanian Arber Baku, who at dawn Saturday, with a Kalashnikov, opened fire at a nightclub in Mikrolimano, injuring at least 11 people, was remanded into custody with the consent of the relevant assent investigator and prosecutor.

Foreign Minister and government vice president Evangelos Venizelos will be on a two-day visit to Turkey starting Saturday for talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.