Representatives of government
26.07.2016 16:44
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with a group of Israeli diplomats
Metropolitan Hilarion spoke about today’s service of the Russian Orthodox Church, church-state partnership, the state of interreligious dialogue in the country, as well as joint initiatives of the Moscow Patriarchate and other traditional religious associations.
13.07.2016 17:05
DECR chairman meets with Russian ambassador to Romania
On July 13, 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations (DECR), met with the new Russian Ambassador to Romania V. I. Kuznetsov.
07.07.2016 17:26
DECR chairman meets with Russian ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In the course of a friendly talk, they exchanges views concerning Christian-Islamic relationships and discussed the situation in the Middle East and North Africa and the grave situation of Christians in the region.
07.07.2016 17:18
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Russia’s ambassador to Poland
Among the topics they discussed in their talk were relationships between the Russian and Polish Orthodox Churches and bilateral contacts between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Roman Catholic Church, with a new impetus given to them in August 2012 by the Joint Message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow…
31.03.2016 15:35
DECR chairman meets with Serbia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic
On March 31, 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), met with Serbia’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic, at the DECR.
19.11.2015 15:02
Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon
On 19 November 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church relations (DECR), met with His Excellency Gobran Bassil, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lebanese Republic.
09.10.2015 23:48
Patriarchal awards presented for assistance in restoring Russian Necropolis in Belgrade
On 9 October 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, presented Patriarchal awards to some Russian statesmen in consideration of their contribution to the restoration of Russian Necropolis in Belgrade.
08.10.2015 21:02
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Mayor of Riga
Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), met with the Mayor of Riga Mr. Nil Isakovs, who was in Moscow for a working visit.
07.10.2015 10:50
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Vice-President of the German Bundestag
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with Mr. Johannes Singhammer, Vice-President of the German Bundestag.
30.09.2015 22:06
DECR chairman congratulates Ambassador of Russia to the Republic of Macedonia
Metropolitan Hilarion congratulated Mr. Scherbak with his 65th birthday and presented him with an award of the Russian Orthodox Church – the medal of the Order of St. Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles.