Head of OCU and Deputy Premier for European Integration discuss cooperation
Head of the OCU Epiphany and Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Olga Stefanishina. Photo: pomisna.info
On January 29, 2021, the head of the OCU, Epiphany Dumenko, met with Olga Stefanishina, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration.
According to pomisna.info, during the meeting, "the parties discussed topical issues of possible cooperation between the Church and the state in the social and humanitarian spheres."
As a result, Epiphany and Stefanishina noted "there is a good basis for joint activities for the benefit of those who particularly need support in Ukraine."
Recall that on the eve of this meeting, the Public Health Center (CPH) of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine agreed on cooperation with the OCU.
Earlier the expert environment stated that there is a smooth drift of the current government in Ukraine towards the support of the OCU.
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