Patriarch Bartholomew received the head of government of Abkhazia in exile and announced the upcoming visit to Phanar of the Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgiatranslated

On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with Mr. Giorgi Jincharadze, Head of the Government in Exile of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. During the meeting, they had the opportunity to discuss current issues. Mr. Jincharadze spoke of the emotion aroused among the people by the initiative of His All-Holiness to go to Tbilisi for the funeral service of the late Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi, Metropolitan of Bitchvinta and Abkhazia and Catholic Patriarch of All Georgia, Elijah II. His All-Holiness recalled again the personality of the late patriarch and the good communication with his

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