Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia stated today (January 27, 2010) that an independent Palestinian state would be "one of the guarantors of peace" in the Middle East, the Interfax-Religion website reports.
At a meeting at his Moscow residence with Palestinian President Mahmored Abbas, the Patriarch said the Russian Orthodox Church "has always consistently stood for peace and stability in the Middle East."
"We respect the right of the Palestinian people to their own statehood, which is in line with UN decisions," he added.
"It is in the interest of all the religious communities in the Holy Land that there should always be access to holy sites," the Patriarch concluded.
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