Aoun Receives Stepashin, Conveys Greetings from Putin and Russian Patriarch

Republic President General Joseph Aoun received former Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Stepashin at the head of a delegation from the Orthodox Church, accompanied by the Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Rudakov. The ambassador conveyed greetings from Russian President Vladimir Putin and from Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, praising relations between the two countries and appreciating the efforts and positions of the Republic's President, particularly his affirmation that he is the president of the Lebanese state and not of Muslims or Christians, considering that there are common grounds between the two countries regarding pluralism.