His Holiness Serbian Patriarch kyr Porfirije hosted a high-ranking delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church on 25 February 2025, at the See of the Patriarchate in Belgrade. The delegation included His Eminence Metropolitan of Volokolamsk kyr Anthony, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, and Protopresbyter-Stavrophoros Nikolai Balashov, Advisor to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
 
In the fraternal conversation with the esteemed guests, His Holiness was joined by His Eminence Metropolitan of Bačka kyr Irinej and Protopresbyter Đorđe Stojisavljević, Chief of the Cabinet of the Serbian Patriarch.
 
Later in the day, the Head of the Serbian Orthodox Church spoke by phone with His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia kyr Kirill, exchanging views on the challenges facing the Orthodox Church and expressing hope for the swift and peaceful resolution of conflicts and antagonisms.