Meeting between Patriarchal Exarch of Southeast Asia and Chairman of National Assembly of Lao People’s Democratic Republic took place

On December 9, 2024, at the National Assembly of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) in Vientiane, a meeting was held between the Patriarchal Exarch of Southeast Asia, Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and Southeast Asia, with the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mr. Saysomphone Phomvihane.

During the conversation, the Patriarchal Exarch conveyed greetings from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ to the Chairman of the National Assembly. Then, Metropolitan Sergiy shared about the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church both in Russia and abroad, as well as about the current state of affairs in the Patriarchal Exarchate of Southeast Asia.

The archpastor expressed his gratitude to Mr. Saysomphone Phomvihane for his assistance in establishing the parish of the Holy Right-believing Great Prince Alexander Nevsky in Vientiane. In turn, the Chairman of the National Assembly expressed his high appreciation of the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Southeast Asian region. The parties then discussed a wide range of issues covering various aspects of cooperation and interaction.

The meeting was attended by: Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Mr. Sanya Phraseut; Chairman of the Ethnic Affairs Committee Mr. Khamchan Sotapaseut; Deputy Chairman of the Lao Front for National Development Ms. Inlawan Keobounphan; Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Mr. Nisith Keopanya; Rector of the Parish of the Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky in Vientiane, Priest Dimitry Lavrentiev; representatives of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Laos.