The Prime Minister of India received Moscow devotees

[Guest guest]

The Prime Minister of India received the leader of the Russian Hare

Krishna's.

 

Moscow, November 13, 2003

 

Àfter completion of the Russian-Indian Summit, in the course of which

a number of important for strategical partnership of the both

countries agreements had been signed, the Honorable Prime Minister of

India Atal Bihari Vajpayee met with the President of the Center of the

Societies for Krishna consciousness in Russia, His Holiness Bhakti

Vijnana Goswami (V.M. Tuneev).

 

According to the press-centre of the Russian ISKCON, during the

conversation A.B. Vajpayee expressed gratitude to the Russian Society

for Krshna consciousness for its valuable contribution in cultural and

spiritual cooperation of the both countries.

 

On the same day, the press-secretary of the Prime Minister, Mr.

S.Kulkarni visited the Hare Krishna temple at Khoroshovskoye shosse

and conveyed to all the assembled audience the greeting of the Prime

Minister. He especially emphasied "the great charitable activities

which the members of the Society for Krsina consciousness perform in

India." As Mr. Kulkarni said, "When people come to Krsna's temple with

open mind, they cannot help but feel internal peace and serenity."

 

HH B.V.Goswami, in his turn, thanked the Government of India for its

kind support and attention to the activities of ISKCON in Russia and

presented the guest a souvenier with the picture of the altar of the

functioning Moscow temple.

 

ISKCON Communication, Moscow

pr (AT) veda (DOT) ru