▁its ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁syn od ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁contain ▁the ▁add itions ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁there after ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁U A OC ▁and ▁the ▁U OC - K P . ▁During ▁the ▁council , ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁President ▁Por os hen ko ▁made ▁a ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁participants ▁of ▁the ▁un ification ▁council . ▁At ▁the ▁council , ▁Fil aret ▁appeared ▁with ▁the ▁head ge ar ▁of ▁a ▁Metropolitan ▁and ▁indicated ▁he ▁recognized ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ' s ▁authority ▁over ▁the ▁new ▁church ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁created . ▁Fil aret ▁later ▁added ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁put ▁his ▁patri arch al ▁head ge ar ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Metropolitan ▁Em manuel ▁of ▁France ▁who ▁cha ired ▁the ▁council . ▁Metropolitan ▁Em manuel ▁just ified ▁his ▁demand ▁by ▁" exp la ining ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way " ▁that ▁Fil aret ▁was ▁" not ▁a ▁patri arch ▁for ▁them ▁[ the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ] ." ▁Fil aret ▁added : ▁" And ▁since ▁the ▁Council ▁was ▁under ▁[ Met ropol itan ▁Em manuel ' s ] ▁leadership , ▁they ▁explained ▁that ▁there ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁patri arch ▁at ▁the ▁Council ". ▁Fil aret ▁added ▁all ▁the ▁b ish ops ▁at ▁the ▁council ▁acted ▁as ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁, ▁President ▁Por os hen ko ▁had ▁promised ▁Patri arch ▁Bar th ol ome w