Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Theodoros II was welcomed here on Saturday by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexiy II at the Russian capital's airport, in the presence of representatives of Greece and Egypt.
Immediately afterwards, the two Church leaders headed to the Monastery of St. Daniel, where they held talks in the presence of large delegations from both sides.
The official visit to Moscow by the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Africa is his first since his election three years ago.
The two religious leaders had the opportunity to hold talks on Orthodox ecclesiastical issues on Saturday evening, as well as to issue pleas for world peace.
In welcoming the Patriarch of the ancient Alexandrian Church, the Patriarch of Moscow referred to the bonds of friendship and fraternal love with which the two Churches have been linked for centuries.
On his part, Theodoros thanked the Church of Russia for its support of the African Orthodox Church's missionary work.
Caption: Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Theodoros II (R) with Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexiy II in Moscow on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007. ANA-MPA / STR
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