Georgian PM welcomes church delegations for symposium marking 1 700 years of Christianity as state religion

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday met with representatives of church delegations visiting Georgia to attend an international symposium marking the 1 700th anniversary of Christianity’s proclamation as the state religion of Georgia.

The Prime Minister thanked the heads of the church delegations for their visit and emphasised the significance of their participation in the symposium.

The meeting highlighted the special role of the Georgian Orthodox Church in preserving and strengthening the country’s spiritual values, with particular emphasis on the longstanding contribution of Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia.

The meeting was also attended by Shio III, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan of Pitsunda and Tskhum-Abkhazia.