Patriarch Kirill opened the meeting with Queen Elizabeth II

Meeting Queen Elizabeth II and the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill in the official residence of British monarchs ? Buckingham Palace.
Queen Elizabeth is Also head of the Church of England, emphasizes the RIA " Novosti ".
according to the Patriarchal press service, the meeting was Also present the head of the Department for external Church relations (DECR) of the Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and the Bishop of London of the Anglican Church Richard Chartres. It is expected that the Meeting will last within an hour. According to the press Secretary of Patriarch priest of Alexander Volkov, a meeting of the Primate of the Russian Church and Queen Elizabeth " is designed to emphasize the importance of preservation in the modern world basis for the whole Christian world of values." As suggested wolves among the topics that will be touched upon in the conversation, have the opportunity to be the issues related to the situation of Christians in the middle East, as well as the current position of traditional Christianity in the European Union, which " is currently experiencing not the best times." Later on Tuesday, the Patriarch will Also meet separately with the Archbishop of Canterbury in Lambeth Palace. Remember, the visit of Patriarch Kirill on October 15-18 in Britain dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Church's presence in the British Isles. During the visit ? Meeting the Primate of the ROC with the Queen of great Britain Elizabeth the Second. This news caused a critical reaction of the Embassy of Ukraine in the United Kingdom. For example, the head of the diplomatic mission of Ukraine Natalia Galibarenko said that Patriarch Kirill ? "former KGB agent openly supporting Russian aggression" and " mouthpiece of the Kremlin ". On Sunday the Patriarch Metropolitan and all Russia led the divine service in the largest Russian temple of London ? the assumption Cathedral of the diocese of Sourozh of the Russian Orthodox Church. He also made a prayer in the house 32 Welbeck street in London, where in 1813 to 1920 housed the Russian Orthodox Church.


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