A DELEGATION THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOXEN CHURCH TRAVELS AFTER THE
KOSOVO








MOSCOW, 6 March.  (RIA "Nowosti" correspondent Jekaterina Antipowa).
A delegation of the Russian Orthodoxen church travels on Tuesday after
the Kosovo, in order to prepare a conference over the destruction of
the churches and monasteries to Yugoslavia.  According to bishop Sawwa
the taken into account forum is to direct the attention of the world
public on the destruction of the orthodoxen holy places in the Kosovo.


According to the bishop today 97 churches and monasteries are, under
it also old building systems from 13. or 14.  Century destroyed.

Those are the oldest churches on the territory of Yugoslavia,
described it.  All orthodoxen Christians react sorrowfully to the
destruction of the churches.  One must get the reason straight, for
which these values are destroyed.  This is made deliberate according
to the bishop.

The delegation will receive from the Serbian Patriarchen Pawle.  Then
the delegation members in the Kosovo meet with the Russian
peacemakers.  Also a discussion with the representatives of the
international forces is executed in Yugoslavia, in which the Yugoslav
president Vojislav Kostunica will take part.