Russian Orthodox patriarch begins Syria peacemaking Bid

13/11/2011 Russian Orthodox Church leader Patriarch Kirill on Saturday started a peacemaking bid to unrest-swept Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad and other leaders, officials said. “I am deeply convinced that all the problems can be solved peacefully and through dialogue,” Kirill told journalists at Damascus airport, the Russian news agencies RIA Novosti and Interfax reported