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Representative of the Russian Orthodox Church meets with Russia’s Ambassador to Syria


DECR Communication Service, 05/06/2025
On 2nd June 2025, Archimandrite Philip (Vasiltsev), Representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’ to the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, met with Mr Alexander Yefimov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Syrian Arab Republic. The meeting took place at the Ambassador’s residence in Damascus.
Father Philip and Mr Yefimov discussed at length various issues pertaining to the cooperation between the Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Damascus and the Russian diplomatic mission, as well as the activities of the Metochion and the Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Centre functioning at the Representation.
They were joined in the meeting by Mr D. Kheboyan, the Representation steward.
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