Lukashenko congratulated Patriarch Kirill on enthronement anniversary

On February 1st, President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko congratulated Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill on the anniversary of his enthronement – as reported by the Belarusian leader’s press service

“Your tireless ascetic activity and devoted service to the Fatherland have earned you a recognised authority,” the congratulatory message reads. “Showing care and mercy to every person, you strengthen faith, give hope, and call for peace and unity.”

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that he deeply respects Patriarch Kirill as a wise pastor of the Church of Christ and a good friend of Belarus. “Your prayers and spiritual support protect the fraternal Belarusian-Russian relations,” the Head of State emphasised.

The President wished Patriarch Kirill strong health, inexhaustible energy and long fruitful years of service for the benefit of Orthodoxy and the peoples of Belarus and Russia.