Pristina banned entry into Kosovo to the Serbian Patriarch Porfirio, announced the head of the Serbian government’s office for Kosovo Petar Petkovic.
“The authorities of Pristina, by direct order of Albin Kurti (acting Prime Minister of Kosovo), today banned the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Mr. Porfirio and the seven bishops who accompanied him, from entering the territory of Kosovo and the Shareholders, to participate in the meeting of the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Patriarchate of Pecs,” said Petar Petkovic.
Pristina does not confirm
He said that the Serbian liaison officer informed Pristina in time about the trip of the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church to the official headquarters of the Patriarchate in the city of Pecs (Pekion) and just 12 minutes before his arrival at the administrative border, the negative response arrived. of the Kosovo government.
It has not yet been confirmed by Pristina that Serbian Patriarch Porfirio was denied entry.
In the Patriarchate of the city of Pecs, Kosovo, the meeting of the Spring Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church was scheduled to begin tomorrow, Tuesday. The Patriarchate announced that due to the ban on entry of the Patriarch and high priests into Kosovo, the Holy Synod will be held in Belgrade.
Source: RES-MPE