Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Bandida Khambo-lama Damba Ayusheyev on the 15th anniversary of his enthronement.

Svetlana Medvedeva participated in a meeting of the Public Supervisory Board of the Kronstadt Naval Cathedral.

During the meeting, Dmitry Medvedev stressed that Russia’s government highly appreciates the constructive and substantive dialogue that has developed between the Church and the state in recent years.

The President and his wife, Svetlana Medvedeva, congratulated the Patriarch on his name day.

The President of Russia awarded the Patriarch the Order of Friendship.

Svetlana Medvedeva visited Kronstadt and congratulated veterans from her hometown on the upcoming holiday: the 65th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Svetlana Medvedeva discussed with the Patriarch the ongoing restoration work at the Naval Cathedral of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kronstadt.