The congratulatory telegram read, in particular:
“I am sincerely happy to congratulate a man who has devoted his entire life to the noble cause of people's spiritual and moral education as well as the preservation of the Russian Orthodox faith and cultural traditions of the Fatherland among Russian emigres.
Your outstanding role in the preparations for the reunification of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Act of Canonical Communion that you signed with Patriarch of Moscow and all-Russia Aleksei II deserve special thanks and appreciation.
Among other things, this historic event gave a powerful impetus to the development of a Russian world within the international community and helps unite our compatriots, who have been separated for decades“.