Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia Momcilo Babic, at the invitation of curator of the Program for the construction of temples in Moscow, adviser to the Mayor of Moscow and Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Vladimir Resin, visited the largest temple complex in Zhulebino on Saranskaya Street, the South-Eastern Administrative District of Moscow.
The meeting was also attended by the administrator of the North-Eastern and South-Eastern vicariates, Archbishop Matthew of Yegoryevsk, prefect of the South-Eastern administrative district of Moscow, Andrey Tsybin, acting. rector of the church, Priest Mark Kravchenko, responsible for the implementation of the Program for the construction of Orthodox churches in the South-Eastern Vicariate, Priest Vitaly Ulyanov
Momcilo Babic examined the main temple premises, the altar, the iconostasis and the economic and engineering complex. Vladimir Resin, His Eminence Matthew and representatives of the prefecture informed Ambassador about the history of the temple complex and the construction of its central part - the Church of the Presentation of the Lord.
Historical and spiritual closeness of the Russian and Serbian people, the role of the Orthodox Church in that unity, as well as the importance of strengthening friendly ties between the two countries were highlighted in the conversation.