Meeting between Armenian Catholicos, Georgian President Possible
21/1/2011The press service of the Holy See of Echmiadzin informed NEWS.am that Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II may meet with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili during his visit to...
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Opposition calls on Saakashvili to veto amendments on religious groups’ Law
By Mzia Kupunia 7/7/2011The Georgian Patriarchate and some of the opposition have slammed changes made to the Georgian Civil Code on Tuesday, envisaging giving permission to the religious minority...
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Ex-president afraid of Armenian claims on Georgian Land
11.07.2011 Trend N.KirtzkhaliaFormer Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze predicts serious confrontation between the church and Georgian authorities over the adoption of a bill “On granting status of...
View ArticleGeorgian authorities must assist Catholicos-Patriarch to normalize relations...
Tbilisi, August 1, Interfax – Ex-Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze has urged Georgian authorities to assist the dialog of Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia Ilia II and Russia.“His Holiness met...
View ArticleGeorgia demands return of Monastery of the Cross from Jerusalem
27/2/2012Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili wants Israel to return control over the Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem, News.ru reports.The monastery was built by a son of Georgian King Bagrat IV...
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Cathedral Restoration Causes Headache For Georgian President
Coilin O’Connor with contributions from RFE/RL correspondent Merkhat Sharipzhanov and RFE/RL’s Georgian Service 19/6/2012Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II has ordered the suspension of restoration...
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Georgian president grants 78 pardons for Easter
Tbilisi, April 14, Interfax – Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has signed a decree pardoning 78 prison inmates on the occasion of Orthodox Easter, chairman of the presidential commission for...
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