President Nikolić meets with Serbian patriarch

BELGRADE Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic met with Serbian Patriarch Irinej in the Serbian presidency building on Friday. Nikolic’s press office has said that he had met with the patriarch, Metropolitan of Montenegro and Littoral Amfilohije Radovic and Bishop of Backa Irinej. President Nikolic meets with Serbian patriarch The SPC dignitaries expressed deep concern over the situation in Kosovo and decision of the Hague Tribunal to acquit Croat Generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac and former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander Ramush Haradinaj. Nikolic stressed that the “state is fully open for active involvement of the SPC in the solving of Serbia’s key issues in the southern Serbian province”, reads the release. Nikolic conferred with Irinej several times before. He said in June that he met with the patriarch in order to get his blessing and advice as to what he should do in difficult times. At a meeting in July, the president and Irinej discussed Kosovo, situation in the society and participation of the Church in it. Patriarch Irinej and Tomislav Nikolic (Tanjug) B92 Beta

President Nikolić meets with Serbian patriarch

The SPC dignitaries expressed deep concern over the situation in Kosovo and decision of the Hague Tribunal to acquit Croat Generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markač and former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander Ramush Haradinaj.

Nikolić stressed that the “state is fully open for active involvement of the SPC in the solving of Serbia’s key issues in the southern Serbian province”, reads the release.

Nikolić conferred with Irinej several times before. He said in June that he met with the patriarch in order to get his blessing and advice as to what he should do in difficult times. At a meeting in July, the president and Irinej discussed Kosovo, situation in the society and participation of the Church in it.