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<\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nHis Excellency was warmly welcomed by His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia, who offered him a guided tour of the facilities of St. George Cathedral of Stockholm and the Museum of Hellenic-Christian Heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His Eminence also briefed the Ambassador on the history of the Cathedral and the significant restoration and renovation work undertaken there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During their cordial meeting, His Eminence congratulated Ambassador Venezis on his first appointment as Ambassador and wished him health, strength, and every success in the fulfillment of his important mission. He also conveyed to him the heartfelt paternal greetings and blessing of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His Eminence expressed his particular appreciation for the Ambassador\u2019s distinguished and extensive diplomatic career. Ambassador Venezis has served in the Foreign Service of the Republic of Cyprus since 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among his various diplomatic assignments, he served at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Cyprus to the European Union in Brussels, at the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Paris, and at the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the United Nations in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to assuming his new duties in Sweden, he served as Director of the Diplomatic Office of the President of the Republic of Cyprus. He also holds a master\u2019s degree from Harvard University, where he studied as a Fulbright\/CASP scholar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the occasion of the visit, His Eminence presented His Excellency Mr. Doros Venezis with a copy of his recently published study entitled St. George Cathedral of Stockholm<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The meeting concluded in a particularly warm and cordial atmosphere, with mutual wishes for fruitful and constructive cooperation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" His Excellency Mr. Doros Venezis, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the Kingdom of Sweden, paid his first official courtesy visit to the Headquarters of the Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia in Stockholm. Ambassador Venezis assumed his distinguished duties in August 2026. His Excellency was warmly welcomed by His […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5587,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[15],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-5586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-st-georgios-cathedral-stockholm"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t