"I will work to strengthen the bonds of friendship, prosperity, and fraternity with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while wishing for peace to return in the eastern part of the country," declared Antonios Papadopoulos, ambassador of Greece in the DRC, on Monday to the ACP, on the occasion of the visit of Orthodox Pope Theodore II to Kinshasa.

The visit of Orthodox Pope Theodore II was a significant moment that allowed the Greek Pope to convey a message of peace to the Congolese people, particularly to the populations of the East of the country plagued by war, considers Antonios Papadopoulos.

For years, this individual continued, the Hellenic community has always supported the Congolese people and intends to strengthen solidarity and fraternity.

Furthermore, Antonios Papadopoulos announced: "I was born in Bunia and I have a feeling for the Democratic Republic of the Congo."

Having arrived last Thursday in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which ordained bishops Mgrs Timothée Ntumba and Athanase Kayembe, was carrying a message of peace for the populations of the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, victims of the Rwandan aggression under the cover of M23.

Boni Tsala