President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili visited Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II.

According to the information released by the Patriarchate, "the President congratulated His Holiness on the Iliaoba holiday" and also talked about the event held in the Vatican, "underlining the importance of presenting Georgian culture at a high level".

The Patriarchate notes in the information that Salome Zurabishvili expressed grief over the tragedy in Gudauri and the death of Bishop Damiane (Khupenia) of Samtavisi and Kaspi.