Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili congratulates the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II, on his birthday.

As the Chairman of the Parliament points out, the work of the Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, His Holiness Ilia the Second, is invaluable in strengthening Georgian spirituality and fostering national self-awareness.

"Congratulations to the Catholicos - Patriarch of Georgia, His Holiness and Blessed Ilia the Second, on his birthday!

The work of Ilia II is invaluable in strengthening Georgian spirituality and awakening national self-awareness. We are happy that we had the opportunity to receive a lot of necessary advice directly from him, to learn to love and respect our neighbor.

I would like to wish him health and longevity, wish his homeland many more successes, and above all, the consolidation of Georgia, because this will be the appreciation of the greatest merit of His Holiness.

"Your Eminence, I congratulate you and wish you a long time to lead the Mother Church of Georgia," the Chairman of the Parliament writes.