Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia Meets Diplomatic Corps

Yesterday, Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II met with diplomatic corps and stated that extremely tensed relations between the government and the opposition were added to another acute problem of restoration of territorial integrity of Georgia.

“Georgia is passing a transitional period. There are problems which still remain to be solved. The country’s territorial integrity is destroyed. But we keep hope. We believe that our territorial integrity will be restored and protected.

But, we have faced another problem. This is an extremely tensed relation between the government and the opposition. There are wise people among the government authorities and the opposition. And, we hope they will certainly find out common grounds for consensus”, stated His Holiness and Beatitude.

Accredited plenipotentiary and extraordinary ambassadors from different countries to Georgia went to the Georgian Patriarchate upon the Patriarch’s invitation. Catholicos Patriarch asked them for their opinion and advice. His Holiness and Beatitude expressed His hope that the meeting would support ending of the current political crisis in Georgia.

The ambassadors from different countries called all political forces to launch negotiations.

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