The Archbishop of Canterbury receives the Russian Order of Friendship

Posted by Kendall Harmon

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, was... [recently] presented with the Russian Order of Friendship, for his "outstanding contribution to the cooperation and friendly relations between Russia and the UK"

The honour, which was awarded by Russian presidential decree by President Dmitry Medvedev, was presented by the Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Mr Yury Fedotov, who said "What the Archbishop is doing helps tremendously to establish better understanding and to set a better climate in relations between Russia and the UK."

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