President on Metropolitan Petre’s statement: This was an insult to the Patriarch

This was an insult to the Patriarch, - President Salome Zourabichvili told reporters at the Trinity Cathedral, while assessing the statements of former Metropolitan Petre.

“It was an insult to the nation, insult to our cultural traditions, insult to the history, which is the foundation of our independence. So I came today to show support, which is the duty of a president," Salome Zourabichvili said.