▁auto ce ph aly , ▁said ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁that ▁if ▁Fil aret ▁was ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁next ▁to ▁no ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - MP ▁would ▁join ▁the ▁new ▁church . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁news ▁ag ency ▁V esti , ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁president ial ▁ad visor ▁Rost is lav ▁Pav len ko ▁met ▁with ▁Fil aret ▁and ▁three ▁of ▁Fil aret ' s ▁b ish ops ▁behind ▁closed ▁doors . ▁It ▁remains ▁unknown ▁what ▁they ▁were ▁talking ▁about ▁behind ▁closed ▁doors . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁December , ▁Fil aret ▁said ▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁might ▁not ▁particip ate ▁at ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁disag re ement ▁with ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ▁concerning ▁the ▁procedure ▁of ▁vote ▁of ▁said ▁council . ▁The ▁same ▁day , ▁the ▁press ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - K P , ▁Z ory a , ▁issued ▁an ▁official ▁commun iqu é ▁which ▁states ▁that ▁"[ t ] he ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁Ky iv ▁Patri arch ate ▁has ▁propos als ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁procedure ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁or ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁the ▁church ' s ▁head ▁does ▁not ▁mean ▁that ▁a ▁common ▁vision ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁agreed ▁in ▁the ▁end ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁December , ▁Mak ari y ▁Male ty ch , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁U A OC , ▁said ▁the ▁U A OC ▁would ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁at