His Eminence Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad KYRILL as member of the delegation of President Putin of Russia came in the morning of March 21st in Beijing so could take part in the official opening ceremony of the year of Russia in China. During his visit to Beijing, Vladika KYRILL shall visit the territory of the Russian Embassy where once stood the Russian Spiritual Mission to China and there he will perform a prayer service before the Albazin Icon of Mother of God. Later he will take part in the opening of a Russian-Chinese business Forum.