Meeting of Patriarch Sio and Archbishop Rastislav with the Prime Minister of Georgiatranslated

The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kombakhitze, received on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, His Beatitude the Catholic Patriarch of Georgia, Mr. Sio III, as well as the Archbishop of Presov and all of the Czech Republic and Slovakia etc. Rastislav. The meeting was also attended by representatives of Orthodox Church delegations, members of the Holy Synod of the Church of Georgia, as well as the head of the Public Relations Service of the Patriarchate of Georgia, Archpriest Andreas Tzagmaitze.

The Prime Minister thanked everyone for their presence in Georgia, on the occasion of the completion of 1,700 years since the declaration of Christianity as the official religion of the state, as well as for their participation in the international symposium dedicated to this historic anniversary. At the same time, he underlined the importance of their presence at the anniversary events.

For his part, the Patriarch Mr. Siou III referred to the importance of the support of Christian values ​​by the State and thanked the Prime Minister for the government's attitude towards the Orthodox Church.

During the meeting, special emphasis was placed on the important role played by the Church of Georgia in safeguarding and...