Abkhazia and South Ossetia test the relations of the Patriarchates of Moscow and Georgiatranslated

A delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate, led by the Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, Mr. Antonios, President of the Ekeya Department for External Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, visited the Patriarchate of Georgia on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, where he had a meeting with the Catholic Patriarch of Georgia, Mr. Sio III. According to what was stated by the head of the Public Relations Service of the Patriarchate of Georgia, Protopresbyter Andreas Tzagmaitze, during the meeting the wishes of the Moscow Patriarchate and the Patriarch of Moscow were conveyed to the new Primate of the Church of Georgia. Cyril for his election to the Patriarchal throne.

However, according to Fr. Andreas Tzagmaitze, the main part of the discussion focused on the serious ecclesiastical issues facing the Church of Georgia in the "occupied territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region" (South Ossetia).

As Protopresbyter Andreas Tzagmaitze pointed out, this is the most important problem that negatively affects the relations between the two peoples, underlining the need to find ways to overcome the obstacles that still exist.

"This is a wound that does not have...