Alan Purcell, the Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Tbilisi, met with the Patriarchal Locum Tenens Metropolitan Shio Mujiri and other hierarchs and clergy at the Patriarchate.
"CDA Purcell held an audience with Patriarchal Locum Tenens Metropolitan Shio (Mujiri) and other hierarchs and clergy at the Patriarchate.
They discussed the friendship between our countries, and the Church`s role in Georgian history and culture. We are proud to have contributed to preserving historical Georgian churches and artifacts throughout the country", - reads the information, released by the Embassy.
"It is a great honour for me to meet and speak with each of you. The friendship between Georgia and the United States truly has a long history.
I know that many ambassadors, chargés d`affaires and embassy representatives have met and cooperated with you over the years, and we deeply appreciate that. We highly value the Georgian Church`s role in protecting the country, the identity of the Georgian people, and their freedom. Please convey my warmest greetings and respect to His Holiness, the Patriarch of Georgia", - said Alan Purcell.