The Sinai Verdict and the Limits of Greek Diplomacy

The Sinai Verdict and the Limits of Greek Diplomacy

Greece’s foreign policy has always straddled a structural tension: the pragmatic safeguarding of national interests on one side, and on the other, a deeply ingrained historical self-conception rooted in religious and cultural heritage.

Archbishop of Sinai writes to Greek Parliament President on the issue of Saint Catherine’s Monastery | Orthodox Times (en)

On June 2025, Archbishop Damianos of Sinai, Primate of the Autonomous Church of Mount Sinai, sent a formal letter to Mr. Nikitas Kaklamanis, President of the Hellenic Parliament, addressing the pressing matter concerning the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai. In his letter, Archbishop Damianos emphasizes the exceptional importance of the points raised in the Parliament President’s letter to his Egyptian counterpart. He describes these p…