PM Viktor Orbán receives Russian Order of Glory and Honour

The Patriarch of Moscow awarded the First Degree of the Order of Glory and Honour to Viktor Orbán. Kirill said that thanks to the Prime Minister, Hungary is making steady progress. The Patriarch stressed that Viktor Orbán pays great attention to Christian values.

Patriarch Kirill has written a letter to PM Viktor Orbán on the occasion of his 60th birthday, Index reports. According to the Moscow Patriarch, Orbán has dedicated his entire life to Hungary and has achieved countless successes in a “not easy career”.

“It is largely thanks to your persistent efforts that Hungary is making steady and uninterrupted progress on the path of social and economic development, and is implementing an independent foreign and domestic policy. It is a good feeling to see that you pay great attention to the preservation of Christian values in society and to the strengthening of the institution of family and marriage,”

Patriarch Kirill wrote. He also expressed his gratitude to Viktor Orbán for his support to the Russian Orthodox Church’s diocese in Budapest and Hungary.

“With the participation of the Hungarian government, churches are being renovated and significant projects are being implemented, which serve the spiritual enlightenment of the people, while at the same time promoting the development of friendly relations between our peoples,” the Patriarch added.

“Taking into account your outstanding contribution to the strengthening of traditional moral values in the life of European society, and in view of your personal and significant feast day, I feel it is just and worthy that you should be awarded the First Degree of the Order of Glory and Honour,” Kirill wrote, explaining the Prime Minister’s award.

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