Patriarchs of Russia and Constantinople to meet in Istanbul

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will hold a meeting with Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in Istanbul on August 31, the Synodal Department for Church, Society and Media Relations said.

"The previous meeting of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew took place at the assembly of the heads of the autonomous Orthodox Churches in Chambesy, Switzerland, on January 22-27, 2016," Interfax cited the statement as saying.