Ambassador of Ukraine to the Hellenic Republic hosted at the Embassy the representatives of the Greek Catholic Church led by the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Archbishop His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, who are in Greece in the framework of the celebration of 15th anniversary of the establishment in Athens the Greek Catholic Ukrainian community and the community of the Ukrainian Sisters of the Order of St.Basil the Great.
In his speech, Ambassador V.Shkurov informed the audience about the main directions of the Embassy work, emphasized the role and the importance of charitable, educational and cultural activities of the Greek Catholic Church for the numerous Ukrainian community in Greece as well as conveyed the greetings on the 15th anniversary of the establishment in Athens the Greek Catholic Ukrainian community and the community of the Ukrainian Sisters of the Order of St.Basil the Great of the Apostolic Exarchate of Greece to the Dimitrios Salachas, Bishop – Apostolic Exarch of the Greek Catholic of Greece, who also attended the event.
In his remarks, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Archbishop His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk praised the work of the Embassy with the Ukrainian community in Greece and stressed that Ukraine's course towards European integration has deep historical roots, which comes from the time of the of Crhistianization of Kievan Rus.