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Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with a representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate

11.08.2023, 09:13

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, who arrived in Ukraine.

The Head of State noted that the visit of the Metropolitan was a very important signal of support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people from the Ecumenical Patriarchate during the full-scale war unleashed by Russia.

"I greatly appreciate the dialogue we continued with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during my recent visit to Türkiye. It was very important," Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized.

The President conveyed an invitation to the Ecumenical Patriarch to visit Ukraine.

For his part, Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon conveyed to the Head of State the best greetings from His All-Holiness.

"We strongly support you in this difficult moment. You can rest assured of our support and of everything we can do on behalf of the Ecumenical Patriarchate," he said.

During the conversation, attention was paid to the spiritual independence of Ukraine, the discussion of the Ukrainian Peace Formula, and the issue of the return of children illegally deported from our country.

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