On April 4, 2022, Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa welcomed the Deputy Ambassador of Georgia to Cairo, Mikheil Tigishvili, in the presence of the Patriarchal Commissioner of Alexandria, Metropolitan Narcissus of Pelusium.
During the meeting, which took place in a particularly cordial atmosphere, the Ambassador, referring to the non-canonical invasion of Africa by the Russian Patriarchate, expressed his support for the Patriarchate of Alexandria, stating the full support of both the Embassy and the Patriarch Ilia of Georgia, for the safeguarding of the rights of the Church of Alexandria.
The Patriarch of Alexandria, for his part, thanked the Ambassador for his sincere interest in the issues of the Patriarchate, as well as for his full understanding of the seriousness of the issue, as well as the Church of Georgia, has suffered non-canonical actions of the Russian Church in the past.
Finally, expressing their dissatisfaction with the war situation in Ukraine and with the hope that an end will soon be reached, the meeting between the two sides was concluded.