Ukrainian officials visit Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Visiting Turkey during Christmas celebrations, the Ukrainian governmental delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Tykhonov visited the Constantinople cathedral and the residence of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Patriarch Bartholomew welcomed them and gave Christmas presents. 

According to the official site of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the patriarch gave a panagia as the present to Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan).