. The diocese of Minsk the Belarusian Orthodox Church told the congregation on the impossibility of participation in ceremonies conducted by "new Church" of Ukraine. About it reported in circulation of the General meeting of the diocese, published on the Internet representation of the BOC. The meeting decided to Express support for the decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Synod of the Belarusian Orthodox Church on Eucharistic communion with the Patriarchate of Constantinople. similarly, the statement expresses the support of the " Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine Onufriy, the episcopate and the fullness of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church." in addition, the BOC "will continue to offer prayers for the speedy resolution of the conflict on the ground in Ukraine" and recognition of " schismatic community of the so-called Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine headed by the so-called Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine Epiphany ". Fifteenth day of December in Kiev on the initiative of Peter Poroshenko and Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople was the "unification Council" With the participation of the majority of commissioners non-canonical Church structures. The outcome of the event was the election of the head of the new "Autocephalous churches" Epiphany Dumenko. in the Russian Orthodox Church the canonical value for "Assembly" in Kiev declared null and void, and the possibility of recognition of Epiphany - almost unworkable. The Ukrainian authorities hope at the beginning of January to from the Patriarchate of Constantinople "Tomos of autocephaly" of the newly formed structure. <span style="color:darkgray