TBILISI. - President of Georgia Michael Saakashvili signed amendments to the Civil Code that grants legal status for certain religious organizations.

“The document was received yesterday an president signed it the same day,” the spokesperson of Georgian President Manana Manjgaladze told Newsgeorgia agency, noting that the document has already been sent to the parliament for its publication.

The Parliament of Georgia approved the amendments to Civil Code on granting a legal status to religious denominations that enjoy that status in Council of Europe Member States. At the same time the amendments stipulate that the concordat can be issued only by Georgian Orthodox Church.

Armenian Apostolic Church, Roman Catholic Church, the Muslim community, the Jewish community and the Baptist Church of Georgia are granted legal status under the provisions of the amendments.