His Holiness Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II pays inter-church and pontifical visit to Georgia at the invitation of the Catholicos-Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church Ilia II. Eventually the postponed visit of the Catholicos took place. The Georgian Patriarch and priests, as well as representatives of the Armenian communities of Tbilisi and Marneul met Karekin II and the Armenian delegation at the Armenian-Georgian border point Sadakhlo. His Holiness Catholicos of All Armenians addressed to the Georgian Patriarch and people present there: "We are happy that our visit to Georgia is welcomed cordially by the Armenian and Georgian parishioners. Your smiling faces and eyes speak on the joy with which you came to meet your Patriarchs." Then the Georgian Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II greeted Karekin II and talked about the friendship of the two nations. The two delegations went to Tbilisi for an official reception ceremony organized by Ilia in Tbilisi’s Saint Trinity cathedral. After greeting each other the two Patriarchs uttered a prayer. His Holiness Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II blessed the priests and people on this occasion. Thanking the God for the meeting Karekin II said: "We visit Georgia at your invitation and for paying a Patriarchal visit to the Georgian Armenian Diocese. We would live these days praying together with your Holliness and meet with the followers of our churches by visiting Armenian and Georgian churches and monasteries. We are going to discuss issues preoccupying our churches and talk about ways of strengthening our cooperation. We have come here with a robust spirit and a belief that our meeting will strengthen the centuries-old brotherhood and friendship of our peoples and find a solution to problems Georgian Armenians are concerned over, as well as to overcome our concerns and difficulties for the sake of the only one that was sent to us by God."
