On March 23, Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II received Armenian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Georgia Hrach Silvanyan.

Ilia II attached significance to friendly relations between Armenian and Georgian people and made a high appraisal of Silvanyan’s efforts in improvement of bilateral relations during his diplomatic mission, the press service of Armenian Foreign Ministry informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The sides also discussed issues on Armenian churches in Georgia and the visit of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, scheduled for June 2011.

Primate of the Georgian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan also attended the meeting.