Вице-президент Байден встретился в Стамбуле с Патриархом Варфоломеем I. Визит прошел на фоне растущей озабоченности по поводу судьбы христианских меньшинств в Леванте и на Ближнем Востоке.

Вице-президент США Джо Байден 23 ноября в рамках своего официального визита в Турцию посетил Патриарха Варфоломейя I. Байден и его жена Джилл Байден посетили православную патриархию в историческом районе Стамбула, Фенер, где их встретил  Патриарх Варфоломей I.

Только небольшая группа журналистов были приглашены внутрь Патриархата, где Байден и Варфоломей провели закрытую  встречу.

Варфоломей сопровождал Байдена во время визита греческой православной церкви Святого Георгия, расположенной на территорий Патриархата, где они вместе зажгли свечу.

Накануне встречи Байдена в Патриархии, которая длилась около полутора часов, были предприняты особые меры безопасности. Визит прошел на фоне растущей озабоченности среди западных стран о судьбе христианских общин в ряде стран Ближнего Востока и Леванта, где некоторые признают патриарха Константинопольского в качестве их религиозного лидера.

Они впоследствии посетили мечеть Сулеймани, которая расположена на историческом полуострове Стамбула, где местные чиновники рассказали им о ходе строительства в исторической мечети.

Вице-президент США прибыл в Стамбул поздно вечером в пятницу на официальные переговоры с топ-политическими деятелями  Турции, на фоне разногласий во взглядах относительно кризиса в Сирии. Во время своего визита Байден встретился с президентом Турции Реджепом Тайипом Эрдоганом, премьер-министром Ахмедом Давутоглу и президентом Турецкой Республики Северного Кипра Дервишем Эроглу. Он также выступил на заседании шестого ежегодного Атлантического Совета "Энергетический и Экономический саммите".

источник: commonspace.eu по материалам Hurriyet Daily News.

Фото: Вице-президент США Байден с Патриархом Константинопольским Варфоломеем I в Стамбуле, 23 ноября 2014 года (фото любезно предоставлено Белым Домом).

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