February 8, 2017
Under the presidency of the chief of religious affairs in the russian Duma Mr. Sergi Gavrilov accompanied by the russian ambassador in Syria Mr.Alexander Kinchak at the patriarchal center in Damascus
Dr. Adib Mayyala, Dr. Atef Alnaddaf, Dr. Abdallah Al Gharbi, Dr. Salwa Al Abdallah have visited His Beatitude John X at the patriarchal center in Damascus