President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou was on Friday proclaimed an honorary citizen of Corfu, during a ceremony held at the Michael and St. George Palace. She was also awarded the medal of Corfiot Merit by Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands Mayor Meropi Ydreou.
The president is currently visiting the island to attend celebrations for the 157th anniversary since the Ionian islands were formally integrated with Greece.
The ceremony was attended by the Corfu, Paxoi and Diapontia Islands Metropolitan Nektarios, Interior Minister Makis Voridis, island MPs, Ionian Islands Region governor Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou and other officials.