US Secretary of State Marco Rubio conveyed Christmas greetings to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova reported on Sputnik Radio.
"Mr. Rubio recently conveyed Christmas greetings to his Russian counterpart",
Maria Zakharova stated.
The greeting concerns the Orthodox celebration of Christmas on January 7, while Catholics and Protestants celebrate this religious Christian holiday two weeks earlier, on December 25. The difference in dates is due to the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
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