BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

11/04/2009

Lukashenko: RF Church should involve in RF-Belarus integration

MINSK, April 11 (Itar-Tass) - President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday the Russian Orthodox Church should involve in integration of Russia and Belarus.

Commenting on his Friday meeting with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Lukashenko told journalists: "We hope that the Russian Orthodox Church should take a more active part in integration of our states and maybe in the unity of Slavic civilisation the base of which is Belarus, Russia and Ukraine."

At the same time, he noted that he asked the patriarch to rivet attention to this issue.

"To this end, I told the Russian Orthodox Church head about Russian-Belarussian relations, the existing problems that prevent the creation of this centre for Slavic civilisation, for Orthodox civilisation," Lukashenko said.

He stressed, "The Church should take aside the construction of the union state."

"During the meeting, we discussed the second big topic - mutual relations between the Orthodox and Catholic churches," the president said. "The patriarch sees prospects for strengthening the whole Christian world. I can say the patriarch has no hatred towards Catholics, the Catholic world," the president said.

Source:

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=13785478&PageNum=0

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