Irakli Kobakhidze and Shalva Papuashvili arrived at the Caucasus Medical Center, where the Patriarch is placed

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Irakli Kobakhidze and Shalva Papuashvili arrived at the Caucasus Medical Center, where the Patriarch is placed

17-03-2026 14:57

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Chairman of the Parliament Shalva Papuashvili arrived at the Caucasus Medical Center to inquire about the health condition of Ilia II, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia.

The Minister of Health, Mikheil Sarjveladze, is also on-site. President Mikheil Kavelashvili, Minister of Culture Tinatin Rukhadze, Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze, and Public Defender Levan Ioseliani also visited to check on Ilia II`s health.

In addition to politicians and government officials, clergy members have been at the clinic since early morning. The Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia remains in intensive care due to the deterioration of his health.

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