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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 13-03-27
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[01] Russian Patriarch expresses support for Cyprus
[01] Russian Patriarch expresses support for Cyprus
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has expressed his support to
Cypriots and Greeks suffering following the economic crisis on the island.
During the annual dinner the Patriarch hosts on the Sunday of orthodoxy
at the Greek Embassy in Moscow, he said "it hurts to see thousands of
our Cypriot brothers being hostage of the collapse of banking sector and
having to accept the proposals of international financial institutions
for financial assistance|.
Flanked by representatives of the Russian government, Moscow authorities,
the Russian Holy Synod, ambassadors and representatives, the head of
the Russian church praised the social role of the Greek Church at times
of crisis and referred to the economic contribution that the Russian
church provides.
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