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Dendias hosts dinner for Thrace's Christian and Muslim religious leaders

Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias hosted a dinner in the city of Alexandroupolis on Thursday for the four Christian Orthodox Metropolitans and the three Overseeing Muftis of Thrace.

This is the first time a Greek foreign affairs minister meets with both Christian and Muslim religious leaders.

The event took place on the eve of International Human Rights Day.

It also served as a message that Christians and Muslims can live together peacefully in Thrace.

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