New York – His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America received today Monday Sept. 22, 2014, the visit of Mr. Evangelos Venizelos, the Vice President of the Greek Government and Foreign Minister of Greece.

The two leaders discussed issues of common interest, in particular the current conditions in the Middle East and North Africa and their effect ot Christian populations, other crises around the world, the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the life and future of Orthodoxy in America. Mr. Venizelos informed the Archbishop about his visit and meetings in New York, within the framework of the beginning of the 69th United Nations General Assembly.