PASOK MEP Nikolas Farantouris, speaking to Real 97.8 FM, made the following statement:
“A 1,600-year-old institution is in no hurry. Others are in a hurry and are applying pressure to resolve an issue concerning ownership of the Monastery. But it must not be resolved at the Monastery’s expense. The country’s political class must stand by the Sinai monastic community, rather than touting an agreement that has not yet been reached. The Sinai Community alone is competent to decide. No one else.”
The Greek MEP concluded:
“PASOK, acting responsibly, is calling for the draft agreement being touted by the government to be made public. And it must answer clearly: Does it provide for ownership of the Monastery to change hands, yes or no? And if so, why such haste and pressure to sign it?”