The visit of the chairman of the agency and Georgian delegation continues in Israel. On the 5th of July the Georgian delegation met with the Head of the World Jewish and World religions Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Akiva Tory and with the director of the World Religions Department of the same bureau Sharon Regev and with the director of Religious Tourism Department of the Ministry of Turism of Israel Elia Hauliphshits. The guests were
Since the 3rd of July the chairman of the State Agency of Religious Issues Zaza Vashakmadze has been visiting Israel. The first meeting was held with the Director of the Euro-Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Rafael Harpaz. The chairman of the agency introduced Rafael Harpaz to the activities of the agency its functions and tasks and the activities of the government in the context of religious diversity and the activities carried out by
ithin the framework of the Human Rights Governmental Plan 2017-2018 the State Agency for Religious Issues launched conducting the trainings on religious tolerance, to increase the qualification in the investigation of the crimes committed on the basis of violence and discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief for the relevant staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.
Prime Minister of Georgia - Giorgi Kvirikashvili hosted Muslim Community on Fatoor related to Ramazan Bairami. Head of the Government congratulated them Ramazan month and wished them well-being, kindness and peace.
Giorgi Kvirikashvili spoke about programs and projects, which are implemented by governmental support, namely: it’s been 4 years since government gives financial partial reimbursement of damages caused by Soviet Regime to Muslim
The process of transferring religious buildings to various religious organizations in the framework of the reforms fulfilled for religious freedom by the Georgian state is being successfully implementing. For this purpose, the chairman of the State Agency for Religious Issues Zaza Vashakmadze, the chairman of the Jewish Union of Georgia Merab Chanchalashvili, Eduard Palagashvili and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the embassy of Israel to
On the 11th of June Georgian Yazidis celebrated Tewafa Ezide Sor. The event was attended by various religious leaders of Georgia, members of Parliament, representatives of the diplomatic corps and the State Agency for Religious Issues. The feast of the temple began with a religious ritual and ended with the flag change on the roof of the temple.
The State Agency for Religious Issues held a presentation of the religious maps at the Courtyard Marriott which was attended by the representatives of the Parliament of Georgia, Government of Georgia, diplomatic corps and the leaders of different religious organizations.
On the 11th of May at the Administration of the Government of Georgia a commission sitting (Mokhe Commission), studying the circumstances regarding the building listed as a club in the village of Mokhe, Adigeni Municipality, was held.
The meeting was attended by the members of the commission: Zaza Vashakmadze, Chairman of the State Agency for Religious Issues, Akaki Machutadze, State Representative-Governor in Samtskhe-Javakheti region, Zakaria