Russian orthodox church to  open office i YarevanMoscow, January 22, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has said he hopes a representation office of the Russian Orthodox Church would open soon in Armenian capital, Yerevan.

"I hope the Russian Orthodox Church will have a representation office in Yerevan in the near future," Patriarch Kirill said at an awards ceremony arranged by the Foundation for Unity of Orthodox Nations at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow on Thursday.

Catholicos Karekin II of All Armenians was among those who were honored with the 2009 award at the Thursday ceremony.

Russians and Armenians have been feeling like brothers for centuries, "despite a difference in their languages and theological differences," Patriarch Kirill.

The opening of a Russian Orthodox Church office in Yerevan "would provide another opportunity for dialogue between our Churches," he said.

Catholicos Karekin II expressed his gratitude for being honored with the award and said he would donate its monetary component to the construction of a new Russian church in Yerevan, which started only recently.