Hawzah News Agency- the Council of the Russian Orthodox Church sent a message to Ayatollah Arafi, thanking him for expressing his condolences following the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow.

The text of the message is as follows:

Mr. Alireza Arafi

Respected head of seminaries of the Islamic Republic of Iran

On behalf of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Eminence Kirill, I sincerely thank you for your letter of condolence regarding the terrorist attack in Moscow on March 22, 2024. The Russian Orthodox Church is grateful to you and Iranian seminaries for your words of support to the Russian people.

We hope that the good relations between our religious organizations will continue to be evidence of peace, love for neighbors, justice and mutual respect.

Sincerely

Metropolitan Volokolamsk

Head of the Board of Directors of the Foreign Relations Department of the Moscow Patriarchate