Greek Foreign Minister Bakoyannis reacts sharply to Archbishop Stefan’s address at the commemoration of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Rome, labeling it as extremely provocative and unacceptable. The Greek Orthodox Church also reacted sharply.

His Holiness Stefan’s address at the commemoration of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Rome excluded all “territorial aspirations”. Archbishop Stefan’s message was misused on purpose, the Macedonian Orthodox Church states, responding to Athens’s reactions to the archbishop’s speech.