Georgian PM, Orthodox Church Patriarch review project of Georgian cultural centre on Holy Land
Garibashvili said the Patriarch “shared his thoughts” around the project in the discussion, adding the work for the venue plan was “actively underway”. Photo: Government Administration
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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.
Garibashvili said the Patriarch “shared his thoughts” around the project in the discussion, adding the work for the venue plan was “actively underway”.
He added “relevant procedures” for agreeing the project would begin soon and be followed by actual construction works after approval of permits.
The development follows the handing over of a plot of land near the river by Jordanian authorities to Georgia in May, for the purpose of the launch of the cultural centre, with the move called “very generous” and a “great present and joy” for the country by the Georgian PM.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Sunday “heartily” congratulated Ilia II, the Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia’s Orthodox Church on the 45th anniversary of his consecration as Patriarch, wishing him “longevity and health” for the benefit of Georgian people and Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday congratulated Ilia II, the Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia’s Orthodox Church, on his 90th birthday and highlighted his “immeasurable” contribution to the nation.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Stephan, the Metropolitan of the Eparchy of Tsageri and Lentekhi in the west, on Saturday inspected the ongoing works at the Saint Maximus the Confessor Church, built on the tomb of the theologian, Christian monk and scholar, on the border of Svaneti-Lechkhumi, in Tsageri municipality.