Bethlehem, October 18, 2010
A Russian Culture and Business Center is slated to be built in 2010, the 130th anniversary of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society, according to Sergei Stepashin, the Society head and Chairman of Russia's Audit Chamber. Stepashin is also heading the Russian delegation to Jericho, to celebrate that city's tenth millenium, Interfax-Religion reports.
In his congratulatory speech to the citizens of Jericho and other foreign delegations, Stephasin stated that it is the "duty of people all over the world to preserve the sacred history and colossal spiritual heritage of the Holy Land."