24/03/2011 13:19
His Holiness Ilia II receives outgoing Armenian Ambassador
On March 23, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia received outgoing Ambassador of Armenia to Georgia Hrach Silvanyan, MFA press office reported.
The Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, His Holiness, Ilia II stressed the importance of friendship between the two Christian peoples and highly assessed Hrach Silvanyan’s mission and contribution to strengthening the friendship.
The sides touched upon the spiritual life of the Georgian-Armenians and the upcoming visit of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, to Georgia scheduled for June 2011.
The meeting was attended by His Eminence Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan, Primate of the Armenian Church of Georgia, high-ranking clergymen of the Georgian Orthodox Church.