Andria Jagmaidze: Certain steps are necessary for reconciliation, Christian doctrine clearly says that you have to admit that you did not want to harm the person, ask for forgiveness and be sincere

When you offend and harm a person, then you should take certain steps in order to reconcile. Christian doctrine clearly defines this: you have to admit that you did not want to harm the person, ask for forgiveness, and it must be sincere enough to deserve forgiveness from that person, - Andria Jagmaidze, Head of the Public Relations Department of the Patriarchate, told reporters in Parliament.

According to Jaghmaidze, the reconciliation initiative is good in general.

"At the very first step of the agreement, when we hear arguments on which the two sides cannot agree, it seems that we have a long way ahead.

I will try not to get into arguments, I will only say one thing – In everyday life, when you offend and harm a person, then you should take certain steps in order to reconcile. Christian doctrine clearly defines this: you have to admit that you did not want to harm the person, ask for forgiveness, and it must be sincere enough to deserve forgiveness from that person. This should be the basis of everything else. The initiative is certainly good in general, but at the very first stage it seems that the process seems to be quite long,” said Andria Jagmaidze.

He said he could not say whether national reconciliation was likely to occur.

"I cannot tell you, I would like to, but I cannot tell you how it will be. It depends on each person who participates in this reconciliation," said Andria Jagmaidze.

Asked if it was possible to pardon the third president, Mikheil Saakashvili in case he asks to be forgiven, Jaghmaidze replied: "Let's stop making assumptions."