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Dmitry Medvedev congratulated His Holiness Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Serbian Patriarch Irinej on his enthronment as patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church

January 23, 2010

The message of congratulations reads, in part:

”Your influence among the faithful and impressive archpastoral experience leave no doubt that you are worthy of your designated primatial mission.

I hope that by following the example of Patriarch Pavle and many others of your patriarchal predecessors, you will make an important contribution to strengthening the centuries-old fraternal ties that bind the peoples of Russia and Serbia.“

January 23, 2010