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For Immediate Release
September 7, 2004


ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS EXPRESSES SYMPATHY
TO THE PEOPLE OF RUSSIA

NEW YORK- His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox
Church in America, has expressed his deepest sympathy and prayers to the
Russian people in the wake of last week's tragic loss of life stemming from
the terrorist attack against innocent school children in Beslan in the
province of Ossetia.

In letters to the proper ecclesiastical and political Russian authorities
the Archbishop said:  "As the Exarch in America of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate of Constantinople and Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox
Archdiocese of America, I write to assure you of our earnest and intense
prayers for the people of Ossetia who have suffered the tragic loss of so
many loved ones. We share with them, and with you, the deep pain caused by
this heinous act, and we express our spiritual solidarity with all the
people of Russia in this time of intensified terrorist activity.
Furthermore, we join with all people of good faith throughout the world in
denouncing with all our soul the use of violence against innocent people in
pursuit of political or religious agendas."

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