04.03.2010 11:34
DECR Chairman meets with the Ambassador of Moldova to Russia
On 4 March 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for external church relations, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Moldova to the Russian Federation Andrei Negutsa.
Ambassador Negutsa told Metropolitan Hilarion about particular features of the present political situation in Moldova and about prospects of the development of church-state relations in the country. Also discussed was the coming up visit of the DECR chairman to Moldova planned for 20-21 March 2010.
Hieromonk Stefan (Igumnov), a staff member of the DECR secretariat for inter-Orthodox relations, attended the meeting.