Georgian Ambassador to Jordan: Georgians “return to the Holy Land” with land plot for culture centre
“The cultural centre will have, first of all, the task of presenting our traditional, great culture here on the Holy Land, which is very important for this environment. At the same time, I am sure that a great deal of scientific work will be done,” the Ambassador said. Photo: Government Administration
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Georgians are “returning to the Holy Land” after 300 years, Zaza Kandelaki, the Georgian Ambassador to Jordan, said on Saturday on the occasion of a handover of a plot of land near the Jordan River for opening a Georgian culture centre.
The Government Administration quoted Kandelaki on saying the return of a Georgian presence in the region meant “great prestige” for the country considering the importance of the location.
The Ambassador stressed the importance of representing Georgian interests in the region and called the handover of the land plot a “historic moment”. The diplomat called the spot an “important place” in “different directions''.
The cultural centre will have, first of all, the task of presenting our traditional, great culture here on the Holy Land, which is very important for this environment. At the same time, I am sure that a great deal of scientific work will be done,” the Ambassador said.
Kandelaki noted there would be an official ceremony involving Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili to highlight the “special” role of the PM, Georgian Orthodox Church Patriarch Ilia II, the King of Jordan Abdullah II and Prince Ghazi bin Muhhamad, as well as the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Archbishop of Jordan, in Georgia’s return to the land.
The 4,000-square metre location near the river was presented by Jordan’s royal family to Georgia in January.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili will visit Jordan on a two-day visit over the weekend to take part in the handover of a plot of land near the Jordan River designated for a project of a Georgian culture centre.
The Georgian government will set up a commission for developing the concept for a Georgian cultural centre near the site of the baptism of Jesus Christ in Jordan, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Monday.
A Georgian cultural centre will be launched on a plot of land gifted by Jordan’s royal family to the country, with the location near the baptism site of Jesus Christ marking a “return to the holy land”, prime minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Wednesday.
Georgian Ambassador to Jordan Zaza Kandelaki met with the mayor of Amman Dr. Yousef Shawarbeh on 24 January to discuss the relationship of and future cooperation between the two countries.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili, who is on a visit to Israel, will hold a meeting on Monday with his Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett, the Government Administration said.
Bilateral cooperation between Georgia and Jordan and the questions of enhancing it were discussed at a meeting of Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Jordanian counterpart and Vice Prime Minister Ayman Al Safadi on Sunday.
Issues of the cooperation between Georgia and Israel were discussed on Monday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili on Sunday presented the Georgian state Order of the Golden Fleece to King Abdullah II of Jordan in a return gesture after the handover by Jordanian authorities of a plot of land near the Jordan River to Georgia for an opening of a Georgian culture centre.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Sunday extended his gratitude to Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem and Cristophorus, the Archbishop of the Jordanian Orthodox Church, for the handover of a plot of land to Georgia for creation of a culture centre near the Jordan River.
The first session of the Government commission for establishing a Georgian cultural centre near the Jordan River was held on Tuesday and chaired by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday met Ilia II, the Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia’s Orthodox Church, to review the initial version of the project of launching a Georgian cultural centre on the Jordan River.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, members of his Government and representatives of the country’s Orthodox Church Patriarchate were on Wednesday introduced to the initial architectural plan and presentation of the project for launching a Georgian cultural centre on the Jordan River.