The Security Department and the Belarusian Orthodox Church signed an agreement on a new stage of cooperationtranslated

In the office of the Security Department, a meeting was held between Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, with the leadership of the department. The visit was dedicated to the development of cooperation between the security service and the Belarusian Orthodox Church within the framework of a bilateral agreement. The event was attended by representatives of the BOC and employees of territorial security departments. The Gomel diocese was represented by the chairman of the department for interaction between the Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies of the Gomel diocese, Archpriest Igor Olshanov.

The program began with the laying of flowers in memory of security personnel who died in the line of duty. Then the consecration of the site for the construction of a chapel took place in the name of the holy martyr Longinus the Centurion, the patron saint of people guarding law and order and state security.

Particular attention was paid to the role of the Orthodox Church in maintaining interfaith harmony in the country and preserving the cultural and historical heritage. Today, thanks to the joint efforts of the BOC and the Security Department, events are being organized throughout the republic aimed at developing high moral qualities of personnel and strengthening...