“We have been witnesses to your efforts for the unity of the Church, to your labors and struggles. And what we have seen with our own eyes and heard with our own ears, we testify to today with gratitude,

“Anastasios had repeatedly identified the gatherings of the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches as one of the most important achievements of Patriarch Bartholomew’s tenure.

“This will serve as a foundation for the continuation of the centuries-old relations that exist between our two Churches

“Patriarch Porfirije assured the Primate of the UOC of his brotherly prayerful support

“beloved brother and co-celebrant before the Throne of God

“the UOC Primate’s wise leadership protects the ship of the Church from internal discord and divisions

“Therefore, it is quite joyful when the rector truly supports the decision of his parishioners — or rather is its initiator — so that people take notice and ultimately join the great Ukrainian family within the OCU,

“The Church of Alexandria sincerely, wholeheartedly and with one mind supports the inter-Orthodox and interreligious initiatives of Your All-Holiness,