Contribution of the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II to Georgia - in strengthening spirituality and faith and in sowing goodness - is invaluable, writes Prime Minister of the country in the social media.

"For nearly half a century, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, as the spiritual father of the nation, has been leading our country.

His contribution to Georgia - in strengthening spirituality and faith and in sowing goodness - is invaluable. I wish him health and vigor for the further strengthening of the Georgian Orthodox Church and the Orthodox values of our nation", - writes Irakli Kobakhidze.