Representative of the Russian Orthodox Church meets with Bulgarian deputy minister of economy and energy

On 15 October 2013, archimandrite Filipp (Vasiltsev), representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Bulgarian Patriarchate, met with Mr. Botev, deputy minister of economy, energy and tourism of Bulgaria.

They discussed cooperation between the representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Bulgaria and the Ministry of economy, energy and tourism of the Republic of Bulgaria for the development of pilgrimage to the holy sites of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from Russia, Ukraine and other countries on the canonical territory of the Moscow Patriarchate.