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A meeting was held in the cathedral chamber of the Rostov Cathedral with representatives of the sister city of Pleven (Republic of Bulgaria)translated

September 18, 2026 · 1 min read

On September 18, 2026, with the blessing of the Head of the Don Metropolis, Metropolitan Mercury of Rostov and Novocherkassk, a meeting was held in the cathedral chamber of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the city of Rostov-on-Don with representatives of the sister city of Pleven (Republic of Bulgaria).

The meeting was attended by the vicar of the Rostov diocese, Bishop Artemy of Taganrog, the head of the city of Rostov-on-Don Alexander Scriabin, and the deputy head of the Rostov-on-Don city administration for internal policy Andrey Kosenko.

The Bulgarian delegation was represented by the chairman of the political party ABC (Alternative to the Bulgarian Revival), former mayor of the city of Pleven Rumen Petkov, chairman of the branch of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the city of Pleven, deputy of the Community Council of Pleven Ivan Mandinski and translator of the Bulgarian delegation Plamen Ivanov.

During the meeting, issues of interaction between Rostov-on-Don and Pleven as sister cities were discussed.

Representatives of the Bulgarian delegation presented the Rostov-on-Don diocese with an icon of Clement of Ohrid from the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky in Sofia.

Bishop Artemy of Taganrog greeted the guests on the Don land and...

Source: Ростовская-на-Дону епархия  ·  Read the full story →
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Katarina Simić
Thank God that they brought the icon of Kliment of Ohrid, it is very nice that it is from the cathedral in Sofia itself. I am interested in how they agreed on further cooperation between Rostov and Pleven, because Pleven has a long history with the Russians. We hope that there will be such visits here in the Republic of Srpska as well.
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Danica Radovanović
Thank God that they brought the icon of Clement of Ohrid from Sofia itself, it is a really nice gift for our diocese. I am interested in whether they also talked about joint church celebrations, because Pleven has that Russian history from 1877. We hope that the cooperation will be practical as well, not just a protocol.
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