On October 26, an online meeting “Day of the Public Council at Rossotrudnichestvo” was held at the sites of the Russian Houses abroad. Daniil Burdyga, Managing Director of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society, shared the history of the creation of the public organization, and also spoke about current projects and their geography. The moderator was Dmitry Polikanov, Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo.
Daniil Burdyga singled out people’s diplomacy, humanitarian projects and charity, the revival of traditions of social pilgrimage, youth initiatives as the main vectors of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society activities. The speaker also emphasized the active fruitful cooperation of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society with the Russian House in Bethlehem. The possibility of popularizing holy places in Russia among foreign audiences was also discussed.
Active interest in building cooperation with the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society was shown by Russian Houses in Belgium, Lebanon, Moldova, Tunisia and Ethiopia.