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Civil Order will be Kept at Celebration of 1020th Anniversary of Kyivan Rus Baptism

17.07.2008, [16:51] // Church-state relations //

Kyiv— Civil order during the celebration of the 1020th anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus will be secured at the appropriate level. This was reported on 17 July 2008 at a press-conference by the assistant minister of internal affairs of Ukraine, Oleksandr Savchenko.

“I can guarantee that in the places of residence of the higher officials of Ukraine and of the high clergy there will be an appropriate level of civil order,” said Savchenko. In his words, a series of measures will be used. Specifically, police officers will follow the arrival in Ukraine of faithful from other countries and will be present at meetings with the clergy.

At the same time, the assistant minister did not exclude “certain problems” with law and order in the place where Patriarch Alexis II, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, will stay. “The police will do everything possible to prevent any acts of hooliganism,” stressed Savchenko.

The assistant minister also promised police escorts for all guests, but the exact amount of escorts is still unknown.

Source:

• http://news.ukrinform.ua/ukr/order/?id=713006