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Kavkas-Press, Georgia
June 11 2011
Georgian, Armenian patriarchs meet in Tbilisi
Tbilisi, 11 June: At their closed meeting held at the Georgian
Patriarchate on 11 June, Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II and
All-Armenian Catholicos Garegin II agreed to start working on problems
in relations between the two churches, the Georgian Kavkas-Press news
agency reported on 11 June.
The news agency also reported that the Armenian cleric raised the
problem of granting Armenian churches in Georgia a legal status, while
Ilia II spoke about the return of Georgian churches on Armenian
territory to the Georgian Patriarchate. Ilia II also said that he was
going to set up a special commission comprising scientists and urged
the Armenian side to do the same.
After the meeting, Garegin II said that the Armenian diaspora had
never had problems in obtaining a legal status in Georgia.
The Armenian catholicos is on his first visit to Georgia, which will
last six days.
June 11 2011
Georgian, Armenian patriarchs meet in Tbilisi
Tbilisi, 11 June: At their closed meeting held at the Georgian
Patriarchate on 11 June, Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II and
All-Armenian Catholicos Garegin II agreed to start working on problems
in relations between the two churches, the Georgian Kavkas-Press news
agency reported on 11 June.
The news agency also reported that the Armenian cleric raised the
problem of granting Armenian churches in Georgia a legal status, while
Ilia II spoke about the return of Georgian churches on Armenian
territory to the Georgian Patriarchate. Ilia II also said that he was
going to set up a special commission comprising scientists and urged
the Armenian side to do the same.
After the meeting, Garegin II said that the Armenian diaspora had
never had problems in obtaining a legal status in Georgia.
The Armenian catholicos is on his first visit to Georgia, which will
last six days.