Russian Culture and Business Center to Open in Bethlehem in 2012
Speaking at the festival ceremony attended by leaders of the Palestinian National Administration and representatives of foreign countries Stepashin congratulated Palestinians on the great jubilee, that, according to him, should be considered a triumph of the whole world civilization.
«Duty of people all around the world is to preserve the holy history, colossal spiritual heritage of the Holy Land,» Stepashin said.
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