“I offer my best wishes to our fellow Muslim citizens on the occasion of Kurban Bayram,” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated in Juma Mosque in Tbilisi on Monday.

In his speech, the head of the government stated that Kurban Bayram is a holiday that celebrates kindness, new life, and hope.

“I would like to wish a happy feast day to your spiritual leaders, each Muslim, our guests from abroad, and representatives of embassies. Kurban Bayram is a day of kindness and its triumph, a day of new life and hope. Associated with these, it is a symbol of victory, kindness, and love. By joining you today, I want to assure you of my deepest respect for each of you, each and every Muslim in our country. We Georgians are special also because we, as a society, are role models of tolerance. For centuries, adherents of different creeds have lived side by side in our country and this city, without so much as a single grievance or unpleasant incident. We respect the faiths of others. It is our duty to treat the faiths, creeds, and religions of others as equals. This is how I understand Christianity. This is how we understand being Georgian. As Head of State, I will do everything to stand by your community, your spiritual leaders, all of you, and our common goal and dream is building a strong Georgia, a strong state, and we are counting on you in this cause,” the PM said.

The representatives of the diplomatic corps were also present in Tbilisi Juma Mosque.