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Saturday 12 November 2011

Russian Orthodox patriarch begins Syria peacemaking bid


Russian Orthodox Church leader Patriarch Kirill on Saturday started a peacemaking bid to unrest-swept Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad and other leaders, officials said.

“I am deeply convinced that all the problems can be solved peacefully and through dialogue,” Kirill told journalists at Damascus airport, the Russian news agencies RIA Novosti and Interfax reported.

“The most important thing is that human blood is not spilled. History teaches us that when human blood is spilled it will be hard to solve the problem,” he said.     Read More

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