Meeting with the Director of Zografieu Lyceum – High School of Constantinople and Archon M. Referendarios MHE, Yiannis Demirtzoglou and his wife, the director of the Mantoulidis Educators of Thessaloniki, Aspa Hasioti, with whom today is the personal relationship of the mayor of Ioannina, Thomas Begas .
The event for this meeting was the trip and a series of events planned by Zografieo of the City in Ioannina during the week of Dikanisimo, just after Easter 2025 and the city’s participation in them.
During the debate, which included the deputy mayor for culture, Minas Paschopoulos, the mayor’s adviser on tourism, Stefanos Zervas and the lawyer Yiannis Papadimitriou, who was awarded the Ipectsi award and one of the pioneers in developing ties between Muslim lineages. families from Ioannina with their place of birth, as well as the cooperation to visit the Zografie Lyceum – High School, the question of renewing the tourism and cultural relations of the people of Ioannina with Istanbul and Turkey was discussed in generally.
There was the first exchange of views which led to the agreement on a more organized discussion in the future, with the aim through the diplomacy of the city of Ioannina to develop strong ties again with the Greeks and Muslims of the City.
“We had a very helpful meeting with Mr. Demirtzoglou and Mrs. Hasiotis, with whom we have been friends for many years. The city of Ioannito will stand next to the Zografie Lyceum-Gymnasium of the City to successfully crown the trip and the events it is preparing in Ioannina. I am sure that during today’s meeting, a new way will be opened to emphasize the multiculturalism of the people of Ioannina in Turkey as well. After all, this multiculturalism can be the tip of the spear for taking away our city. Taking into account the work to renovate Muslim monuments in Ioannina, which is in progress, I believe that we have a golden opportunity to develop our relations in the fields of culture and tourism with Istanbul and Turkey in general. City diplomacy can bring the people of both countries closer and promote their peaceful coexistence.”
