His Holiness Patriarch Alexy greets Sheikh Ahmad Badreddin Hassun in connection with his appointment to the post of Syria’s Grand Mufti

The text of the Patriarch’s greeting see below.

Sheikh Ahmad Badreddin Hassun

Grand Mufti of Syria

Honorable Brother,

I congratulate you on being appointed Grand Mufti of Syria.

I highly appreciate cooperation and mutual understanding that have been developed between the Orthodox Christians and Muslims. I hope that your work will contribute to establishing peace and accord, to the development of the dialogue and cooperation between nations and religions.

+ALEXY,

PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA