Patriarch Kirill meets with ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Russia

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Al Russia met with the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Russia, Mr. Zeljko Janjetovic, on 12 March 2010, at the patriarchal residence in Chisty Pereulok. Participating in the meeting was also Rev. Sergiy Zvonarev, DECR acting secretary for the far-abroad countries.

Mr. Janjetovic thanked the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church for the opportunity to meet and conveyed greetings from the leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He informed Patriarch Kirill about interreligious and inter-ethnic relations in his country as well as the domestic situation and major tendencies in its development. He also told the patriarch about the work of the interreligious council in his country and the dialogue it promotes between the major religious communities there. The ambassador also pointed to the high level of relations between the Russian and Serbian Orthodox Churches.

Patriarch Kirill gave a high assessment to the interreligious dialogue in Bosnia and Herzegovina and noted the role of the leaders of religious communities in the country in the development of this dialogue.

DECR Communication Service