Tbilisi Mayor says GOC independent, should strengthen

11:07, 30.08.2024

The Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) is reviewing a possible declaration of Orthodoxy as the state religion, said Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze.

According to Tbilisi Mayor, no decision would be made without prior agreement.

“No step will be made unless a final agreement is reached. The GOC is independent and this independence should be preserved and strengthened,” Kaladze said.

On August 28, Andria Jaghmaidze, Head of the Public Relations Department at the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) said the government proposed the possible declaration of Orthodoxy as the state religion, however, the exact formulation was not finalized and considering the issue by the GOC would take time.

By - Elene Dobordjginidze

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