The President’s message of greetings reads, in particular:
“I send my greetings to the participants in the XV International Christmas Educational Readings taking place under the slogan “Faith and Education: Society, School and Family in the XXI Century”.
Over these last years this forum has earned considerable authority not just in Russia but also abroad, and has become a significant event in church and public life. It is pleasing to see that you are raising subjects of greatest concern to our society – issues of education, strengthening the family and raising the young generation in the spirit of patriotism and traditional moral values. These are without doubt areas in which we need to expand cooperation between state, civil and religious organisations.
I wish the XV International Christmas Educational Readings productive and constructive work and I wish all the participants success and all the very best”.