Poroshenko hopes for support from Serbian Orthodox Church

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has met with Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Irinej, reads a report posted on the official website of the head of state.

"As part of his official visit to Belgrade, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has met with Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Irinej. The head of the Ukrainian state called on the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church to pray and emphasized the support of the territorial integrity of Serbia," the report says.

Poroshenko expressed hope that the Serbian Orthodox Church, as one of the oldest in the Christian Orthodox world, had supported and would support Ukraine.

As reported, on July 3, a Ukrainian delegation headed by President Petro Poroshenko was on an official visit to Serbia at the invitation of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

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