His Holiness Serbian Patriarch kyr Porfirije received His Excellency Christopher Hill, the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Serbia on 7 May 2022 in the Patriarchal See in Belgrade.
In a friendly conversation, the first since Ambassador Hill took office in the Serbian capital, the situation in the southern Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija, where His Holiness the Patriarch had stayed in the previous days, was discussed. It was emphasized that today dialogue and peace are the most important and most needed everywhere and in every place, especially in Ukraine. The Patriarch emphasized the importance and role of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Serbian people both in the country and in the region.
The reception was attended by the member of the Holy Synod of Bishops His Grace Bishop of Tuzla kyr Fotije, Head of the Office of the Serbian Patriarch His Grace Bishop of Marča kyr Sava, and Political Counselor of the U.S. Embasy Mr. Michael Kelleher.
