Mayor of Krasnodar: “We have no right to refuse representatives of other faiths, but for the city it is important, first of all, to build churches”

On February 26, Krasnodar Mayor Vladimir Evlanov, in an interview with the Krasnodar+ TV channel, said that the construction of Orthodox churches is important for the city, and the possibility of building mosques and synagogues will be discussed at public hearings. "We have no right to refuse representatives of other confessions, but it is important for the city to build churches first of all," the head of Krasnodar said.

"The ambiguous point of view of the head of the city Vladimir Evlanov in relation to other religions is unlikely to help pass the barrier of public hearings. But even if public hearings" allow "to build mosques and synagogues, one can only imagine what the faithful and the Jews of Krasnodar will need to do to prove that they have the same legal right to churches as the Orthodox brothers," Muslim Press notes.

Sources

• Mayor of Krasnodar: "The priority for us is the construction of churches, not mosques and synagogues!" // Muslim press. 2007. February 27.