▁on ▁November ▁ 2 7 – 2 9 ▁during ▁the ▁syn od ▁of ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate , ▁and ▁that ▁Rost ys lav ▁Pav len ko , ▁president ial ▁ad visor , ▁would ▁go ▁to ▁Ist an bul ▁to ▁attend ▁at ▁the ▁syn od . ▁Rost ys lav ▁Pav len ko ▁went ▁to ▁Ist an bul ▁and ▁ 2 6 ▁November , ▁before ▁the ▁Syn od , ▁he ▁was ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁conversation ▁with ▁him ▁concerning ▁" events ▁in ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁final ▁steps ▁toward ▁the ▁grant ing ▁of ▁the ▁tom os ▁of ▁auto ce ph aly ▁( full ▁independence ) ▁of ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁in ▁Ukraine ". ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁Pav len ko ▁told ▁Inter f ax - U k raine ▁that ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ' s ▁commun iqu é ▁concerning ▁the ▁grant ing ▁of ▁the ▁tom os ▁and ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁should ▁be ▁issued ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁November . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁" the ▁prim ate ▁of ▁this ▁[ un ited ▁Ukrain ian ] ▁Church ▁will ▁be ▁elected , ▁and ▁he ▁will ▁go ▁to ▁Ist an bul ▁to ▁receive ▁[ the ▁Tom os ] ", ▁he ▁added ▁that ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ▁in ▁K iev ▁was ▁" not ▁scheduled ." ▁▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁commun iqu é ▁of ▁the ▁syn