As you know, Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia has passed away. This was reported by lawyer Ara Zohrabyan.
“An invitation was received from the Georgian Orthodox Church to attend the funeral of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia and to participate in the Divine Liturgy, which will take place on March 22 of this year.
During this time of great sorrow for our brotherly nation, it was appropriate for the Catholicos of All Armenians to participate in the upcoming church ceremonies.
In light of the above, it became necessary to allow the Catholicos of All Armenians to leave the Republic of Armenia for a few days and travel to the Republic of Georgia.
In this regard, I have submitted a petition to the investigator.
Today I received the investigator’s decision rejecting the petition.” “I’m deeply sorry, but this is yet another clearly illegal decision that will cause enormous damage to our country’s reputation,” he wrote.