OSCE interested in the state of affairs in Lugansk diocese of UOC

On July 18, His Eminence Metropolitan Mitrofan of Lugansk and Alchevsk met with representatives of the OSCE, reports the website of the diocese.

The Metropolitan of the Lugansk diocese met with Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Alexander Hug and Deputy Coordinator of the OSCE Observer Group in the Lugansk region Almir Mehanovic at his residence.

During the meeting, the issues of political and social situation in the region, as well as the peculiarities of religious life in the territories of the Luhansk region uncontrolled by Ukraine were discussed.

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