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Georgian Patriarchate condemns Armenian Church attack
15:44 23.07.2014
The Georgian Orthodox Church condemns the incident at the Armenian
Surb Etchmiadzin Church in Tbilisi and calls on the participants in
the confrontation to make peace.
On July 22 Prelate of the Georgian-Armenian Diocese, Bishop Vazgen
Mirzakhanyan met with representative of the Georgian Orthodox Church
to discuss what happened on Saturday. The parties noted that the
conflict emerged as a result of an incident and does not have a
religious or ethnic basis.
"The Georgian Church condemns the incident and calls on participants
in the confrontation to make peace," according to a statement by the
Georgian Orthodox Church. "The Church as usual will help to solve the
problem and to create peaceful coexistence of religious confessions in
the country."
The Georgian ombudsman earlier addresses law enforcement bodies to
properly and effectively investigate the attack on priests at an
Armenian church on July 19. On Saturday, about 50 people attacked Surb
Etchmiadzin Church in Tbilisi. The Armenian Diocese says the attack
was motivated by religious and ethnic prejudice, but the Interior
Ministry denies the incident was a case of discrimination.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/07/23/georgian-patriarchate-condemns-armenian-church-attack/
15:44 23.07.2014
The Georgian Orthodox Church condemns the incident at the Armenian
Surb Etchmiadzin Church in Tbilisi and calls on the participants in
the confrontation to make peace.
On July 22 Prelate of the Georgian-Armenian Diocese, Bishop Vazgen
Mirzakhanyan met with representative of the Georgian Orthodox Church
to discuss what happened on Saturday. The parties noted that the
conflict emerged as a result of an incident and does not have a
religious or ethnic basis.
"The Georgian Church condemns the incident and calls on participants
in the confrontation to make peace," according to a statement by the
Georgian Orthodox Church. "The Church as usual will help to solve the
problem and to create peaceful coexistence of religious confessions in
the country."
The Georgian ombudsman earlier addresses law enforcement bodies to
properly and effectively investigate the attack on priests at an
Armenian church on July 19. On Saturday, about 50 people attacked Surb
Etchmiadzin Church in Tbilisi. The Armenian Diocese says the attack
was motivated by religious and ethnic prejudice, but the Interior
Ministry denies the incident was a case of discrimination.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/07/23/georgian-patriarchate-condemns-armenian-church-attack/