On February 25, 2025, Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia welcomed a delegation from the Orthodox Church of Russia at the Patriarchal Palace in Belgrade.
The delegation included Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, and Protopresbyter-Stavrophor Nikolai Balashov, Advisor to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
Joining the Patriarch of Serbia in the discussions were Metropolitan Irinej of Bačka, and Protopresbyter Georgije Stojisavljević, Head of the Office of the Serbian Patriarch.
During the visit, the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church also had a phone call with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to discuss the challenges facing the Orthodox Church and express hopes for peaceful resolutions to conflicts.
Source: Patriarchate of Serbia