On August 7, 2026, the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara Tsotne Ananidze and the Minister of Internally Displaced Persons of Abkhazia David Patsatsia, together with the accompanying delegation, met with representatives of the Georgian diaspora living in Thessaloniki at the Consulate General of Georgia in Thessaloniki, as part of their working visit to the Hellenic Republic.

On August 7, 2026, the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara Tsotne Ananidze and the Minister of Internally Displaced Persons of Abkhazia David Patsatsia, together with the accompanying delegation, met with representatives of the Georgian diaspora living in Thessaloniki at the Consulate General of Georgia in Thessaloniki, as part of their working visit to the Hellenic Republic.

The diaspora representatives were addressed by the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara Tsotne Ananidze, the Minister of Internally Displaced Persons of Abkhazia David Patsatsia, the Consul General of Georgia in Thessaloniki Gela Japaridze, and Archimandrite Ghvtisavar Gobejishvili.

The meeting covered issues of importance to Georgian compatriots living in Greece, as well as the role of the diaspora in preserving and promoting Georgian identity, culture, and traditions, and in supporting Georgia’s national interests.

During the meeting, Archimandrite Ghvtisavar Gobejishvili presented the sacred scripture - the “Holy Gospels (featuring miniatures from the Mokvi Gospel)” in commemoration of the 1,700th anniversary of the proclamation of Christianity as the state religion. This edition is an expanded version of the historical text and was published by Archimandrite Ghvtisavar Gobejishvili with the support of the Government of Abkhazia, the Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary, and the Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts.