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Aleksy II addressing PACE

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Published 02 October, 2007, 10:45

The Head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Aleksy II, has delivered a speech at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, outlining the Church’s position on human rights, the place of religion in the modern society and the ways for intercultural dialogue.

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