On November 28, 2006 a Press Conference was held at the Hilton Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey with Orthodox/Catholic hierarchal representatives prior to the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI to Istanbul to meet His All Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America represeted the Ecumenical Patriarchate and His Eminence Monsignor Brian Farrell represented the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity at the Press Conference.