SYRIZA President Stefanos Kasselakis had a meeting with Archbishop Elpidophoros of America in New York.
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The meeting focused on national issues, issues of strengthening cooperation between the Diaspora and the Greek state, as well as issues of ecclesiastical interest.
For his part, the SYRIZA President reaffirmed the strong support of the main opposition to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and of course the Archdiocese of America.
His Eminence expressed his joy that an expatriate assumed such an important position in the Greek state.
"It was with great pleasure that I welcomed to our Archdiocese the Leader of the Official Opposition, Stefanos Kasselakis, a child of our Diaspora, who respects and appreciates the role of our Church. I wished him success in his effort for the progress of our beloved Greece," Archbishop Elpidophoros said.
Mr. Kasselakis participated in a working lunch with economic and investment stakeholders, met with the Federation of Cypriot Organizations of America and attended the open event organized by SYRIZA-SP United States at the Kefalonian House "Kefalos".
Today Mr. Kasselakis will travel to Washington, where he will meet with Greek-American and American lawmakers and State Department officials.
