His Holiness Patriarch Alexy receives Italian ambassador to Russia Janfranco Facco Bonetti

His Holiness Patriarch Alexy of Moscow and All Russia met with Italian ambassador to Russia Janfranco Facco Bonetti at the patriarchal residence in St. Daniel’s monastery.

The ambassador thanked the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church for the meeting, which marked the completion of his diplomatic mission to Russia. His Holiness, in his turn, noted, ‘We have always had good relations with Italian diplomatic representatives in Russia.’ He also expressed hope that these relations would be continued by the ambassador’s successor.