As part of the event "Macedonia in honor of St. Cyril", the Macedonian state and church delegation participated in the prayer and the wreath-laying ceremony on the tomb of St. Cyril in the Basilica of San Clemente in Rome. The Director of CRRCG, Mr. Darijan Sotirovski, also participated as part of the delegation at the event.
The Prime Minister Mr. Dimitar Kovachevski and the government delegation consisting of Bujar Osmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oliver Spasovski, Minister of Interior, Bisera Kostadinovska Stojcevska, Minister of Culture, Martin Popov, Head of the Cabinet of the Prime Minister, Darijan Sotirovski , Director of the Commission for Relations with Religious Communities and Groups, Nikola Jankulovski, Rector of UKIM, Metropolitan of Europe Mr. Pimen, Metropolitan of Tetovo and Gostivar Mr. Josif and Fr. Zoran Stojanov, Dean of the Strumica Diocese of the Catholic Church, today, within the visit to the Republic of Italy and the Holy See (Vatican) on the occasion of May 24 - the Day of the All-Slavic educators Saints Cyril and Methodius, as well as our country's ambassadors to the Vatican and Italy Maria Efremova and Vesel Memedi, participated in the prayer service and the wreath-laying ceremony on the tomb of St. Cyril in the Basilica of San Clemente in Rome.
The church service, prayer service in honor of St. Cyril, was presided over by Metropolitan Pimen of Europe, in concelebration with Metropolitan Josif, after which a sermon was held on the church deed of St. Cyril and his brother St. Methodius.
The prayer in the church of San Clemente in Rome, where the holy relics of St. Cyril rest, is a traditional activity within the activities of our country, which every year celebrates the enlightening work of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius.
By celebrating today's holiday and sincere respect for the great brothers Saints Cyril and Methodius, our country maintains the continuity of the Enlightenment light that has filled an entire epoch in the history of Christian civilization.
The Macedonian state-church delegation during the prayer in Rome learned the news about the recognition of the autocephalous status of MOC-OA by the SOC during the liturgical service in Skopje.