PM meets representatives of church delegations

Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime Minister of Georgia met representatives of church delegations visiting Georgia to participate in an international symposium dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of the declaration of Christianity as the state religion of Georgia, the Government Administration reported.

The Head of Government of Georgia thanked the heads of the church delegations for visiting the country and emphasized the significance of their participation in the symposium.

The meeting highlighted the special role of the Georgian Church in preserving and strengthening spiritual values in the country. In this context, particular emphasis was placed on the decades of dedicated service of His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia.

The meeting was attended by His Holiness and Beatitude Shio III, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia.