Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday stated “Christian values have been the foundations of self-awareness of Georgians and outlined the nation’s historical past, traditions and tradition for hundreds of years”.

In his social media publish, Garibashvili “heartily” congratulated the Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia and Georgian society on the 106th anniversary of the restoration of autocephaly and wished peace, prosperity and progress to the Church, the nation and its folks.

The Georgian folks returned to the traditional traditions of Orthodoxy, “the tough path of restoration of historic justice” started in 1917, and on the similar time, a decisive step was taken in the direction of Georgia’s independence, the PM famous.

He emphasised the “nice symbolic that means” of the day, citing “it has been one other proof” of the independence and authority of the Church, in addition to recognition of its vital position in Georgia’s social life and “constructing a greater future”.

The Head of the Authorities highlighted the “nice work and worldwide authority” of the Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II in restoring “historic justice” – the official recognition of historic autocephaly of the nation’s Church in 1990.