Dumenko presents order to Ukraine's Ambassador to Vatican Yurash
Dumenko presented the order to the Ukrainian Ambassador to the Vatican. Photo: www.pomisna.info
On December 25, 2022, Serhiy Dumenko met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Vatican Andriy Yurash at his residence, reports the OCU press service.
During the meeting, Epifaniy awarded Yurash with the Order of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker "for his work for the benefit of the people of Ukraine".
In addition, Dumenko discussed with Yurash the joint OCU-state efforts to implement humanitarian and charitable projects and attract international organizations to them.
The sides also agreed to tell the world community about "the true essence of the criminal ideology of the 'Russian world'".
As earlier reported, Dumenko discussed Orthodoxy problems with the dismissed bishop of the Georgian Church.
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