Vladimir Putin met with the Head of the Coptic Church, His Holiness The conversation with Pope Tawadros II took place in the residence of the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church where the head of state was visiting Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on his Name Day.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Your Holiness, please allow me to welcome you here! The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia told me in some detail about the Coptic Church and about you.

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