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    2026-03-31 | 12:46

    We consider such interference from another local church, which should not exist, to be completely impossible - Archpriest Andria Jagmaidze

    We consider such interference from another local church, which should not exist, to be completely impossible - Archpriest Andria Jagmaidze

    "Such interference from another local church, which should not exist, is unthinkable for us and we consider it to be completely impossible. The basis for this information is unknown," - said the head of the Public Relations Service of the Patriarchate, Archpriest Andria Jagmaidze, to Tabula regarding the statement issued by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service

    For information - the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation issued a statement regarding the election of the Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia today and wrote that Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew wants to subordinate the Georgian Orthodox Church to his influence and is lobbying Metropolitans Abraham Garmelia and Grigol Berbichashvili as candidates for the patriarchate.