Ukraine's President Meets With Patriarch Kirill

30.07.2012, 12:13
President Viktor Yanukopvych met with the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, in the Crimea on 28 July.

President Viktor Yanukovych met with the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, in the Crimea on 28 July. In the course of the meeting, the head of state highly evaluated the tradition of large-scale celebration by National Orthodox Churches of the Day of Baptism of Rus-Ukraine and the memory of Prince Volodymyr the Great that is celebrated on 28 July. Viktor Yanukovych noted that events like the celebratory liturgy on that day demonstrate the important role of the church in society, its impact on the moral condition of the people, the presidential website reported.

In his turn, the Primate of ROC emphasized the importance of celebrating the Day of the Christianization of Rus-Ukraine that coincided this year with another great event, the 20th anniversary of primatial service of Metropolitan Volodymyr to the church. The meeting took place after the events planned as part of Primate Kirill’s visit to Ukraine for the occasion of the Day of Baptism of Rus-Ukraine.