Shanghai, July 20, 2004
"Surety of Sinners" Cathedral
Entertainment institutions will be ejected from premises of St. Nicholas Church and the Cathedral named in honor of the Icon of the Theotokos named "Surety of Sinners" ("Sporuchnitsa Greshnykh") which remain intact in Shanghai, reports Interfax. This was stated by Liu Guchang, China's ambassador to the Russian Federation, at a meeting with Metropolitan Kyrill, head of the Department of External Affairs of the Moscow Patriarchate. In the future, the buildings will have a cultural purpose connected with the history of Russia's presence in China.
Thus China responded to an earlier request made earlier by Metropolitan Kyrill. The ambassador also assured that China is ready to cooperate in organizing Russian citizens' visits to Russian military burial places on the territory of the PRC, including visits by priests of the Russian Orthodox Church to serve memorial services for fallen soldiers.
Liu Guchang expressed readiness to develop fruitful cooperation with the Russian Church in the future.
25/07/2004