the initiative to separate the latvian orthodox church from the russian orthodox church was initially not initiated by priests, but by the president of latvia , egel levits. it was the head of state who brought amendments to the law to the latvian parliament: the motivation, as in draft law 82.21, is the protection of national security. by adopting the amendments to the law, the latvian state recognizes that the latvian orthodox church is a fully autonomous and independent, autocephalous church. it does not depend on the authority of any other church outside of latvia, in an independent, democratic and. the latvian state, our orthodox people need their own independent and independent church, latvian president egil levits. it is expected that the russian orthodox church condemned the adoption of the law in latvia, as well as the actions of the metropolitan. of taris and all of latvia alexander, who obeyed the decision of his state, not someone else's. meanwhile, the president of moldova , sanda, has taken a course to break off relations of the orthodox church of moldova from the russia

in september 2022, the parliament of latvia adopted amendments to the law on the latvian orthodox church, according to which this church should become completely independent from the moscow patriarchate. the initiative to separate the latvian orthodox church from the russian orthodox church was not initially discovered by priests, but by the president of latvia, egel levits. it was the head of state who introduced amendments to the law to the latvian parliament. the motivation, as in bill 82-21, is national protection security by adopting the amendments to the law, the latvian state recognizes that. the orthodox church is a fully autonomous and independent autocephalous church. it does not depend on the authority of any other church outside latvia. in the independent, democratic and legal state of latvia, our orthodox need their own, independent and independent church. president of latvia, egil levits. it is expected that the roc condemned the adoption of the law in latvia, as well as the actions of the metropolitan of rysa and all latvia oleksandr, who obeyed the decision of his state,