An exchange of commemorative gifts and a special meeting of Patriarch Theodore with the Minister at the Patriarchal Office followed.
Present at the meeting was Metropolitan Panteleimon of Naucratis, Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod, Metropolitan Narcissus of Pelusium, Patriarchal Vicar of Alexandria, the Consul General of Greece in the Great City, Ioannis Pyrgakis, the President of the Greek Community of Alexandria, Andreas Vafiadis, the Captain of the Hellenic Navy, Konstantinos Varouxis, liaison of the Greek Navy with the Egyptian Navy, as well as high-ranking associates of the Minister.