Greek FM attends cathedral service in Istanbul

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias visited Istanbul on Sunday and attended a service at the Patriarchal Cathedral Church of St. George. During the service, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I expressed condolences over Greece’s deadliest train crash, which killed at least 57 people on Tuesday.

He also said Dendias’ visit to Turkey following the catastrophic earthquakes last month built “unity and trust.”Dendias’ visit was part of a new round of so-called “earthquake diplomacy” between the two uneasy allies, whose relations have often been frosty.