Ilia II thanks Patriarch Kirill for recognizing Abkhazia as territory of Georgian Church

Source: Interfax-Religion

Moscow, November 21, 2016

    

Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia, has thanked the Russian Church for its position on the church issue in Abkhazia.

"We value the position of the Russian Orthodox Church, which has said more than once that it recognizes the jurisdiction of the Georgian Orthodox Church in these regions," Ilia II told Patriarch Kirill in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on Monday at the celebrations of Patriarch Kirill's 70th birthday.

The Georgian patriarch said the settlement of relations between Russia and Georgia is vitally important to both countries.

"We need each other. I think Georgia should be a place for peaceful cooperation between the East and the West, a place for good neighborliness. A conflict between our countries is very dangerous and may lead to a global conflict," Ilia II said.

Ilia II said he was a bishop and metropolitan of the Sukhum-Abkhaz Diocese for 11 years. "There were never any conflicts there. It was always peaceful," he said.

Interfax-Religion

21 ноября 2016 г.

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Anthony22 ноября 2016, 00:00
As long as Ilia's country doesn't start their shenanigans with Holy Rus again as they did in 2008, then all good. If they do, well of course they know what the response will be. And next time they might not get off as lightly as they did back then. Don't mess with Russia.
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