President congratulates Sergey Dumenko on his birthday
Head of the OCU Epiphany Dumenko and the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. Photo: pomisna.info
The "Primate" of the OCU Epiphany Dumenko received a congratulatory address on the occasion of his birthday from the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, a photocopy of which was published on the website of the new church structure.
“Let your active spiritual and social ministry continue to affirm moral guidelines in Ukrainian society and contribute to civil dialogue and inter-religious harmony,” the President wished the head of the OCU.
Epiphany also received congratulations from other representatives of the Ukrainian government elite – Parliament Speaker Dmitry Razumkov and Verkhovna Rada deputies, Prime Minister Alexei Goncharuk and the Government members, SBU Head Ivan Bakanov, as well as Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko.
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