Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met with his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi to discuss developments in the region.

“I met with Israeli Foreign Minister G. Ashkenazi, with whom we discussed developments in the region,” Nikos Dendias said in a Twitter post.

Earlier, Dendias met with the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III.

The focus of the discussion was the protection of the Holy Pilgrimages and the maintenance of their status.

“I had the honour and blessing to meet with the Patriarch of Jerusalem Mr. Theophilos III. The focus is on the protection of the Holy Pilgrimages and the preservation of their status,” the Greek Foreign Minister wrote on Twitter.

The Greek Foreign Minister is scheduled to meet with the Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Ibrahim Shtayyeh at 13:45.