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Parents of jailed in Turkey soldiers visit them for Easter

An extraordinary visit to the two soldiers detained in Adrianople, was allowed by the Turkish authorities due to Easter.

According to SKAI, the families of the two soldiers also visited their children in the prisons of Adrianople on Easter Monday, with special permission, due to the Easter celebrations. It should be noted that the parents had visited the two servicemen on Holy Friday and were allowed to see them without the dividing glass.

On Monday, he Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew also contacted the parents of Angelos Mitretoditis and Dimitris Koutlatzis and t. He wished them good Easter and quick return of their children to their duties.

For their part, the parents expressed their gratitude for the sympathy of the Patriarch.

It is reminded that the two Greek soldiers were visited at the prison of Adrianople upon the request of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, by the Metropolitan Amphilochios.

The Metropolitan met with Lieutenant Angelos Mitrotodis and Sergeant Dimitris Kouklatzis and expressed his joy for the excellent morale they maintain.

"I wented to give them courage, but with their stance it was they who gave me courage ," said the metropolitan of Adrianople, adding that "the men are patient because they understand that the issue has political implications, since these incidents on the border are routine" .