In the framework of the 149th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) at its headquarters in Geneva, the Secretary General of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO), Member of the Hellenic Parliament, Dr.…
“Allow me express our warm thanks for welcoming us today, here at the headquarters of the World Council of Churches in Geneva, in a time of war, where religion is often used as a political alibi. We are sure that you also share our concern…
Following an official invitation, a delegation of the IAO headed by its Secretary General Dr. Maximos Charakopoulos, with the participation of the Member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus, Mr. Ilias Myrianthous, and the IAO advisor…
On Saturday, September 21, 2024, the presentation of the Italian edition of the IAO Volume entitled “Hagia Sophia – The Churches of the Wisdom of God around the world” was held in Benevento, Italy, where there is a historic and exquisite…
A delegation of the IAO and the organizations “Together for Europe”, “JC2033” and “Focolare”, held an official visit to the Holy See and had a meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis. The IAO delegation, headed by the General Secretary Dr.…
On September 14, 2024, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, a delegation from the PasquaTogether 2025 initiative, from the organisations IAO, Together for Europe, JC2033, and Focolare, paid an official visit to His All Holiness…
On the occasion of the 31st General Assembly of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO), held in Sicily, an IAO delegation held presentations of the Volume “Hagia Sophia: The Churches of the Wisdom of around the World” in…
The 31st General Assembly of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy (IAO) was held in Palermo, Sicily, from June 27 to July 1, 2024, with main topic “Evaluation of the conclusions of the International Political Conference on…
The Spring Meeting of the International Secretariat of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO) held in the School of Theology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Auth), on 15th May 20204. Parliamentary delegations from…
An official visit of the Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL), Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al Issa, took place in Athens on May 11th – 14th, 2024, on the occasion of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the…
On the occasion of the reopening of the Byzantine Monastery of Christ at Chora in Istanbul (Constantinople) as a mosque, the Secretary General of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO), Dr. Maximos Charakopoulos, made the…
Entities highlighting Christian values in the European field enter the pre-election political dialogue for the European elections issuing an intervention. Political – parliamentary personalities, representatives of Christian Churches in…
On Tuesday, April 8th, 2024, the Secretary General of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO), Dr. Maximos Charakopoulos, held a meeting with a delegation of the Parliament of Moldova, consisting of the President of the…
Personal Information Date of birth: 17/06/1976 Nationality: Romanian Education: [2000 – 2001] Master’s Degree – University of Bucharest, Field(s) of study: Doctrine and Culture, Moral Philosophy [1996 – 2000] Bachelor’s Degree in Theology,…
Meeting with the Speaker of the Parliament of Montenegro A delegation of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO), headed by the IAO Secretary General, Dr. Maximos Charakopoulos, held an official visit to Montenegro, from 26th to…
From 24th to 27th March 2024, the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO) participated in the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which held in the Geneva International Conference Center, with topic «Parliamentary…
Letter to the Chairman of the Russian State Duma on the barbaric terrorist attack “Please accept the sincere condolences of me personally, as well as of the leadership of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy, for the dozens of…
The Secretary General of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO), Dr. Maximos Charakopoulos, had a meeting with the members of the Egyptian Parliament, Ms. Manal Helal and Mr. Ihab Ramzi at the headquarters of the IAO. During…
On Thursday, 14th March 2024, the 1st Meeting of the IAO Founding Act Amendment Committee held in Limassol, hosted by the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus. At the beginning of the meeting, the IAO Secretary General, dr.…
The Secretary General of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO), dr. Maximos Charakopoulos, held a meeting with the His Excellency the Ambassador of Palestine in Greece, Mr. Yussef Dorkhom, at the headquarters of the IAO. The…
Following an invitation from the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Union of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC), Mr. Mouhamed Khouraichi Niass, the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO) was…
On Thursday, February 15th, 2024, a working meeting was held at the headquarters of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) in Brussels, co-organized with the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO)…
In his greeting, the head of the international institution underlined that “The Turkish leadership continues, unfortunately, to ignore the voices of rationality, both from abroad and from Turkey itself, to stop exposing Hagia Sophia to the…
A delegation of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO), headed by the Secretary General, Dr. Maximos Charakopoulos, visited Sarajevo in order to participate in the international conference with topic “Parliamentary and…