The meeting between the chairman and the delegation members of the State Agency for Religious Issues and the head of the Department of Non-Jewish Religious Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Israel was interesting for both sides.

Israel is a country where religion is particularly sensitive. Given that the holy land is a homeland of religions and representatives of different religions have holy places there. That’s why according to the MIA representative 

Chief Rabin of Israel Shmuel Rabinovich met with the delegetion of the State Agency for Religious Issues at the Western Wall where a special prayer was performed for the unity of Georgian and Jewish nations and states. The chief Rabin handed over a copy of Hebrew prayer performed in Georgian alphabet to the chairman of the agency Zaza Vashakmadze. Later, as a sign of special respect for the guests, the Georgian delegation was able to visit the huge 

ithin the framework of the visit to Israel the chairman of the State Agency for Religious Issues Zaza Vashakmadze and the delegation members met with the head of the Christian Affairs Department of the Ministry of Justice of Israel Josh Hirschler.

Zaza Vashakmadze became interested in the legislative basis and experience that defines the standards of freedom of religion in Israel. According to Hirschler religion and state are not seperated from each other in Israel. Regulations of the religious sphere are divided in three Ministries in Israel: 

The visit of the chairman of the agency and Georgian delegation continues in Israel. On the 5^th 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 3^rd 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 11^th 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.