The Russian Orthodox Church announced it intends to participate in the second International Meeting of the Clergy on the Settlement of the Syrian Crisis.
The meeting will be organized by the World Council of Churches before the Geneva 2 conference in late November.
Metropolitan Hilarion, the Russian Church's spokesperson, said extremists in the Middle East are exterminating Christians in the region in order to erase Christianity's presence there.
He urged world powers to confront extremism and protect Christians in the Middle East.
According to RIA Novosti on Friday, Metropolitan Hilarion said, "I think we will participate in this meeting if the balance of powers is taken into account appropriately."
"It is important for the Russian Church to help launch negotiations between the parties in the Syrian conflict," he added. Keep reading
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