▁council , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁mon ks / p ri est / lay pers ons ▁brought ▁this ▁way , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁b ish ops , ▁would ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁during ▁the ▁council ▁for ▁the ▁elabor ation ▁of ▁the ▁char ter ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁church ▁and ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁its ▁prim ate . ▁The ▁vote ▁will ▁be ▁secret ▁and ▁by ▁ball ot . ▁Moreover , ▁the ▁President ▁Por os hen ko ▁would ▁be ▁an ▁observer ▁during ▁the ▁council . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Metropolitan ▁Alexander ▁of ▁Pere y as lav - K hm el ny t sky i ▁and ▁V ish ne v sky ▁( ru ) ▁published ▁on ▁his ▁Facebook ▁page ▁a ▁letter , ▁in ▁Greek , ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ▁to ▁Metropolitan ▁On u ph ri y ; ▁Alexander ▁also ▁gave ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁Ukrain ian ▁translation ▁of ▁said ▁letter ▁in ▁his ▁post . ▁In ▁the ▁letter ▁to ▁On u ph ri y , ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ▁declared ▁it ▁still ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁bishop ▁" in ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁o ik onom ia ▁and ▁cond esc ension " ▁but ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁he ▁would ▁ce ase ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁of ▁K iev . ▁The ▁letter ▁to ▁On u ph ri y ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December , ▁in ▁Greek , ▁on ▁the ▁Greek ▁website ▁R OM FE A . ▁ ▁Position ▁of ▁the ▁U