Greek Orthodox Church hopes to resolve the conflict in the EU and the Russian Federation

The Greek Orthodox Church hopes that political confrontation because of the events in Ukraine between the EU and Russia will soon be over, said the Metropolitan Dodunski Chrysostomos, speaking with a greeting before the concert male choir of St. Daniel monastery.

The concert was held on the evening of October 29, in the framework of the Days of Russian culture in Greece.

" I wished to bestow the greetings of the Metropolitan of Athens and all Greece and say that the Russians are our brothers, they are our brothers, they are very close to us. I regret that we have the political opposition because of the European Union, and we hope that very soon it will end, " said Metropolitan Chrysostomos.

The Ukrainian crisis has aggravated relations not only between Russia and the EU, but also between the Orthodox churches of Greece and Russia. The head of the Orthodox Church of Greece, Archbishop of Athens and all Greece ieronymos not wanted in March of the prize, the name of Patriarch Alexy II, awarded by the international public Fund of unity of Orthodox Christian Nations. According to the Last news , the Archbishop explained that the position of Russia in Ukraine. The prize was awarded to an International public organization " the Day of the baptism of Rus ' (Ukraine).

Speech festive Patriarchal choir of the Holy Danilov monastery was held in the hall Military Museum in Athens with great success. Oposlya, how the choir performed a canonical hymns, at the request of the audience sounded " Evening bells " and " Nightingale " became.

The days of culture of Russia took place in Greece from September 5.


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