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Macedonian Press Agency - April 24, 1998

Orthodoxy’s Leaders Mourn Death Of Karamanlis

Athens, April 24 (MPA)

In messages forwarded to the Greek state, Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos described Karamanlis as a great politician, whose many years of work had been of multiple benefit to Greece. Archbishop Spyridon of America praised Karamanlis's contribution to Hellenism, stating that the Greek- American community "mourns his death and recognizes the importance of his personality and his contribution to developments which shaped the democratic institutions and Greece' s international prestige". World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) President Andrew Athens in his statement noted the importance of Karamanlis's contribution to Greece and abroad, leading Greece to a stable democratic road and to the European Union.

[ Macedonian Press Agency - www.mpa.gr - April 24, 1998 ]