Patriarch Kirill of Moscow discussed the question of the preservation of inter-Orthodox unity with the delegation of the Patriarchate of Constantinople

On July 9, 2018, in his working residence of « Chistiy Pereulok » in Moscow, Patriarch Kirill met with the members of the delegation of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, namely Metropolitans of France Emmanuel and Bartholomew of Smyrna. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, President of the Department for External Church Relations, and Archpriest Nicholas Balashov, Vice-President of the same Department, participated in the meeting, representing the Russian Orthodox Church. « The discussions focused on