Georgia FM Visits Etchmiadzin

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF GEORGIA SALOME ZURABISHVILI VISITS HOLY
ETCHMIADZIN

ETCHMIADZIN, July 26 (Noyan Tapan). Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Georgia Salome Zurabishvili visited the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
on July 22.

Bishop Paren Avetikian, Head of the Monastic Council, manager on
administrative and organization issues of the Mother See of Holy
Etchmiadzin, received her and conveyed the best wishes of Catholicos
of All Armenians Karekin II. Greeting the Georgian guest, the Bishop
touched upon the warm and brotherly relations both between the
countries and churches. Salome Zurabishvili expressed her gratitude to
the Holy Father for his reception. She also presented the internal
situation in Georgia and the regional problems. According to the
Information System of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the Minister
of Foreign Affairs of Georgia accompanied by Bishop Avetikian visited
the Cathedral and the museum at the end of the meeting. Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to Georgia Georgy
Khosroev and other officials were also present at the meeting.