▁visit ▁in ▁Turkey , ▁signed ▁a ▁co operation ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ▁Bar th ol ome w . ▁According ▁to ▁Por os hen ko , ▁this ▁agreement ▁" cre ates ▁all ▁the ▁conditions ▁for ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁process ▁for ▁a ▁un ification ▁assembly ▁and ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁providing ▁a ▁tom os ▁to ▁be ▁brought ▁into ▁clear ▁correspond ence ▁with ▁the ▁can ons ▁of ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church ." ▁This ▁agreement ▁led ▁to ▁protest s ▁by ▁hier arch s ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - MP ▁and ▁the ▁RO C . ▁The ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁agreement ▁was ▁later ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁November , ▁the ▁website ▁V esti - U kr ▁alleg edly ▁revealed ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁the ▁U A OC ▁and ▁the ▁U OC - K P , ▁respectively ▁Mak ari y ▁and ▁Fil aret , ▁had ▁individually ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate . ▁Mak ari y ▁declared ▁the ▁same ▁thing ▁as ▁in ▁his ▁interview ▁to ▁Z ik ▁TV : ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁un ited ▁Ukrain ian ▁Orth odox ▁church . ▁The ▁real ▁surprise ▁was ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Fil aret ▁also ▁declared ▁he ▁accepted ▁not ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁this ▁position ▁either . ▁In ▁the ▁letter ▁attributed ▁to ▁Fil aret , ▁Fil aret ▁alleg edly ▁asked ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁the ▁member ▁of