Georgia’s First Lady Tamar Bagration meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican

Georgia’s First Lady, Tamar Bagration, has met Pope Leo XIV during an official visit to the Vatican.

According to the presidential administration, the First Lady conveyed warm greetings and respectful wishes on behalf of the President and the Georgian people, wishing the Pontiff health and longevity during the audience.

Davit Mekvabishvili, Georgia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Holy See, organised and facilitated the meeting.

As a commemorative gift, the First Lady presented the Pope with a hand-painted ceramic piece crafted by the nuns of the St Nino Convent in Phoka. Tamar Liluashvili, Georgia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Italian Republic, also attended the audience.