New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) The Russian Embassy on Thursday evening hosted a solemn reception on the occasion of bestowing the Order of Friendship on Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan.
During the auspicious ceremony, Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov underscored the immense efforts of the Catholicos dedicated to the promotion of dialogue between the sisterly Russian and Malankara Syrian Orthodox Churches as well as to humanitarian and philanthropic endeavors such as the launch of cooperation between the Central Clinical Hospital of St Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow, and St George’s Hospital in Kerala.
The audience was also addressed by Youhanon Mar Demetrios, Metropolitan of Delhi Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, a statement from the Russian Embassy said.