Patriarch Shio III, US State Department officials discuss Georgia-US relations

Shio III, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, on Wednesday hosted the officials from the United States Department of State Charles Yockey and Peter Andreoli, as well as, and the acting US Ambassador to Georgia Alan Purcell to discuss relations between the United States and Georgia.

The members of the US delegation congratulated Shio III on his enthronement as Patriarch.

This year marks the 1700th anniversary of the declaration of Christianity as the state religion in Georgia. Shio III invited the delegation of the United States Department of State to the events planned for this date.

The guests thanked the Head of the Georgian Orthodox Church for the reception.