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Posted by Nikolov on September 10, 2001, 8:23:13 Premier Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha visited Oecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew yesterday. The Patriarch received him in the presidential suite of the 'Hrankov' Palace hotel where he is residing. Although the meeting between the two had been kept in complete secrecy, at around 11.00 a.m. tens of journalists had lined up in front of the hotel. A little before 12.00 a.m. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha also arrived there. At the entrance he was welcomed by Metropolitan of Brussels Emmanuel who led him to the suite of Bartholomew. It is normal to talk about the schism in the Bulgarian Church, the prime minister said before the meeting. He, however, did not undertake to explain whether the government would launch any concrete measures to overcome it. After the one-hour meeting Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha specified he had been impressed by how much Bartholomew appreciated the Bulgarian Church. Under the aegis of His Holiness, very good possibilities lie ahead for all the Orthodoxy in general, the prime minister said. The two also discussed Orthodoxy's economic upsurge. Over a cup of tea they also talked over a possible travel of Bartholomew I and a meeting between the premier and the Pope next year. The patriarchs served jointly at the 'Sveta Nedelya' cathedral yesterday. Premier Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was 10 minutes late for the mass at 'Sveta Nedelya' on the occasion of Virgin Mary's Day on Saturday. Three times Bartholomew addressed the prime minister with 'Your Majesty'. Only after that he added his premier's rank. For his part, Father Maxim addressed him by 'prime minister'. Simeon read out the Credo during the service, and was later the first to take the communion bread. Later Premier Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and the two patriarchs spent a quarter of an hour in the side altar. Anelia Basheva
The two discussed the Pope's visit over a cup of tea at the 'Hrankov' hotel.
Silvia Nikolova
(SB)
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