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Patriarch Kirill praised ties between Orthodox Russia and Serbia at the start of a three-day visit to Belgrade, during which he will bless a statue of Russia's last Tsar.

"Our churches are bound together to preserve the trust between peoples, which is of a great importance," Kirill said at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla airport.

Russian patriarch arrives in Serbia

BELGRADE -- Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived on Friday on a three-day visit to Serbia.

While in the country, he will consecrate a monument to Tsar Nicholas II Romanov and meet with the top religious and state officials.

BELGRADE - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has arrived on Friday on a three-day visit to Serbia where, as announced earlier, he will consecrate the monument to Tsar Nicholas II Romanov and meet with the country's top religious and state officials.

NOVI SAD - The visit by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to Serbia, scheduled for November 14, is a return visit and a source of great spiritual joy and valuable support, Bishop Irinej of Backa has told Tanjug.

Russian patriarch to visit Belgrade in mid-November

BELGRADE -- Russian Patriarch Kirill will in mid-November visit Belgrade and along with Serbian Patriarch Irinej consecrate a monument to Russian Emperor Nicholas Romanov.

Tanjug said this was confirmed on Tuesday by the Belgrade Patriarchate of the Serbian Orthodox Church.