Aleksandr Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk Pavel

President of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent a letter of birthday greetings to Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk Pavel, Patriarch Exarch of All Belarus.

“You are a good pastor, an experienced leader of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, a talented preacher. I am convinced that your clerical and public activities will be increasingly vibrant and the Belarusian people will respect and honor you,” the felicitation message reads.

Aleksandr Lukashenko wished Metropolitan Pavel health, long life, strength and God’s help in all undertakings.