Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 today in Moscow presented Patriarch Kirill with the Order of the Republic of Serbia First Class on a grand collar for outstanding merits in developing and strengthening friendly relations and cooperation. Vu\u010di\u0107 awarded Patriarch Kirill for outstanding merits in developing friendly relations and cooperation between Serbia and the Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow and All Russia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I had the honor to personally present the order to Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church for everything he has done not only for the unity of our peoples, community, unity of our churches, but also for the support he provided to our country in difficult moments. I am sincerely proud of that cooperation and the love and close relations that exist between our churches and our peoples. I had the great honor to learn a lot from Patriarch Kirill, to hear a lot about the difficult position of the Russian Orthodox Church, especially in other countries in the close vicinity of the Russian Federation, but also to hear kind words about cooperation with the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Serbian state. I convey the greetings of His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije to Patriarch Kirill. For me personally, it is a great honor to present the Order of the First Class of the Republic of Serbia to Patriarch Kirill, and this is another important thing in the further development of Serbian-Russian relations,” Vu\u010di\u0107 said in his address from Moscow. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n