BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

25/10/2008

Spiritual Unity Between Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian Peoples Unshakable - Patriarch Alexy II

MINSK. Oct 25 (Interfax) - Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia is sure that spiritual unity between the peoples of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine cannot be shaken.

"Spiritual unity remains a cornerstone of mutual understanding [between the peoples of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine]. I believe it will not exhaust, and no circumstances can undermine this spiritual bond," Alexy II said at a ceremony marking the 1020th anniversary of the Conversion of Kievan Rus in Minsk on Friday.

Thanks to the conversion to Christianity, "the Slavic tribes could feel united, on the basis of which a common cultural tradition of the Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian peoples was created," he said.

The Orthodox Church in Belarus is continuing to render its "salutary service," seeing the state as a "cooperator" in implementing educational, cultural, and social programs, he said.

The patriarch also wished "success, mutual understanding, and cooperation between the state and the church in attaining the ends facing us."

Source:

http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews+articleid_2738457.html

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