Sobyanin wrote about this in his blog.
According to the mayor, he received proposals from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia Ravil Gainutdin, who asked to choose another place for the construction of the mosque.
Sobyanin noted that the construction proposal itself was considered only in a preliminary manner at the Urban Planning and Land Commission. He specified that neither the decision of the Moscow government, nor the orders of the relevant executive bodies on this issue were adopted.
In addition, he called incorrect rumors that the area of the mosque will be 40 thousand square meters. m. According to him, "we are talking about a very modest object of 2.5 thousand square meters."
"And thirdly, taking into account these appeals, the location of the future mosque will be changed. For its construction, a land plot will be allocated near the Kosino metro station, between the future diameter of the MCD-3, the Moscow High-Speed Diameter and the Moscow Ring Road. Within walking distance from metro stations and the MCD," Sobyanin said.
He added that the area around the mosque will be landscaped and accessible for walking.