Blessed to hand over the holy relics of St. Queen Ketevan to the people of Georgia. Mr Jaishankar handed over the relics of St. Queen Ketevan to the government and the people of Georgia at a ceremony in Tbilisi in the presence of Beatitude Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, and Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. St. Queen Ketevan was a 17th century Georgian Queen. In 2017, at the request of the Georgian government, India sent the relics to Georgia for an exhibition for six months. Mr Jaishankar is visiting Georgia at the invitation of the Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Georgia David Zalkaliani.

Source: The Hindu July 09, 2021 19:30 UTC