More than 1,400 young people participate in the Peace Marathon for Syria

Damascus-Sana

More than 1400 young men and women from different Syrian provinces participated in the “Peace for Syria” marathon today in the celebrations of the Department of Ecumenical Relations and Development of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and the East on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Department.

The participants started from a door east through the Sheikh Raslan Road and Abbasid Square and then Fares Al Khoury Street, ending in the hall of the police sports club, covering a distance of 5 kilometers.

In a press statement, the Patriarchal Patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and Bishop Ephraim Maalouli stressed that the marathon is a message of joy and peace proving to the whole world that Syria is doing well, especially its achievements in the war on terror, and will remain the land of peace. .

In turn, the Director of the Department of Ecumenical Relations and Development of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, Father Alexi Shehadeh, told SANA the importance of the marathon as it symbolizes the peace we are living thanks to the sacrifices of the Syrian Arab Army, which will spread all the Syrian territories to return our country as it was before the terrorist war.

For their part, marathon participants Tony Darani, Shakib Khouzam and Julie Khoury stressed that Syria was and will remain a country of peace, civilization, culture and art, indicating that the Peace Marathon for Syria confirms that we are all one hand and we will build the country with all love and that the Syrian youth are the hope of the future. It countered all terrorism plots against Syria.

At the end of the marathon, the first three winners were honored.

Rehab Ali and Bushra Barhoum