Patriarch John X. of Antioch and All Eastern Greek Orthodox Patriarchate attended a dinner in Antioch at the invitation of Mr. Haydar Ali, Mayor of Beyoğlu.
The dinner included speeches emphasizing the love and brotherhood that unites people in Antioch and in all regions of Turkey. The participants promised to work on the reconstruction of the churches, especially the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, in the hope that Antioch will lovingly return to its vitality and coexistence.
The meeting was attended by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Patriarch of the Armenians of Turkey Kadasetli Sahak II, Armenian Catholic Archbishop Levon Zekiyan, Assyrian Orthodox Patriarch Deputy Metropolitan Yusuf Çetin, Chaldean Catholic Church Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva, Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Mustafa Şentop, Hatay Mayor Dr. Lütfi Savaş, as well as religious officials.
