Georgia’s recognition of the Church of Ukraine Autocephaly is just “a matter of time”, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Pavlo Klimkin.
“We believe we will gradually gain recognition from all Orthodox Churches… I am 100% convinced that we will get recognition and of course the Georgian Church is among them,” he said to Voice of America, as georgiatoday.ge mentions.
Klimkin remembered his meeting with the Georgian Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II. “It was a very warm and human meeting and he said that Ukraine should have its autocephalous church,” the minister added.
Back on January 30, Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, together with the members of the Holy Synod, received the representatives of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, who visited Georgia to discuss the issue of the Ukrainian Church.
The Georgian Patriarchate released a statement after the meeting, saying Ilia II told the guests that Georgia needs more time to consider the issue.
“The sides agreed that everyone should take care of the orthodox people, and rushing on the topic of Ukraine will not bring happiness,” the Georgian Patriarchate stated.
