The leader of the Strategy the Builder party, Giorgi Vashadze, has arrived at the Trinity Cathedral.

The politician arrived at the Trinity Cathedral for the funeral together with his family.

According to him, the unity that exists in the country should become the foundation on which a strong and united Georgia should be built.

“The Patriarch managed to unite the nation, even today. I would like this unity to be the foundation on which we should build a strong and united Georgia.

He did a lot during his life, he was an epochal person and his contribution to the international recognition of Georgia’s autocephaly, which is the foundation and basis of the country’s independence, is great. The way the Georgian nation honors him indicates his personality.

Therefore, I would like to wish unity in the country, for which he spoke very often. I am sure that we will all base the development and progress of the country on this unity, which exists in the country today,” said Giorgi Vashadze.

For information, a civil funeral service is underway at the Trinity Patriarchal Cathedral to pay tribute to Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II.

His Holiness and Beatitude, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi, Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia, Ilia II was laid to rest in the Holy Trinity Cathedral on March 18. Since then, the flow of citizens has not stopped for the funeral. The Trinity Patriarchal Cathedral is open 24 hours a day to pay respects to Ilia II.

For information, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, died at the age of 93. A period of mourning has been declared in Georgia in connection with the death of Ilia II. The Patriarch will be buried on Sunday, March 22, in the Sioni Cathedral.