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President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych met with Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’, Kirill I. President Yanukovych welcomed Patriarch Kirill I in Ukraine and thanked him for the visit."I am very grateful to you, Your Holiness, for coming to us on this holiday – the birthday of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine.I am very glad to see you," Viktor Yanukovych said. He also thanked Patriarch Kirill I for accepting the proposal to conduct a meeting at the Presidential Administration of Ukraine. Read the story here.