By the decree of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Primate, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine, for services to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation Dmitry Medoev has been decorated with an Order of Saint George the Great Martyr.
November 27, the State Duma deputy Kazbek Taysaev with the blessing of Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine presented Medoev with the high church award. In his speech Taysaev stressed the importance of this award for all Ossetia and congratulating Dmitry Medoevhe appreciated highly his activities and conveyed the best wishes to the people of Ossetia, who were celebrating the Days of St. George.
In response, the ambassador expressed his gratitude to the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine for such a high award. He said that he was particularly happy to receive this award in the days of celebration in honour of so highly esteemed throughout the entire Ossetia St. George - Wastergi.
"Your Eminence, taking the opportunity and asking for your primatial blessing, I`d like to express my immense gratitude for the thought the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has shown for South Ossetia and for my modest person. This is a great honor not only for me - this high award I am rightly sharing with all the people of Ossetia. Low bow and best wishes to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and to the brotherly people of Ukraine,"- concluded Medoev.
