Zaza Vashakmadze the chairman of the State Agency for Religious Issues and Valerian Liluashvili the leading specialist of the agency’s Legal Maintenance Office met with the Special Representative of the President of Cyprus, working on Humanitarian and Diaspora Issues – Mr. Fotis Photius. The meeting was attended by the Ambassador of Georgia to Cyprus Revaz Lominadze.

The chairman of the State Agency for Religious Issues talked about the measures taken by the state in the sphere of religion and also on financing, property issues and interreligious dialogue. It also noted that sharing the experience of Cyprus in terms of freedom of religion and human rights protection is important.

Mr. Fotis Potius, the Special Representative of the President of Cyprus thanked the delegation of the agency for the visit and emphasized the activity of the agency as a mediatory structure between the religious organizations and the government. It was also noted that religious communities in the Republic of Cyprus are not as broad as they are in Georgia. There are mainly three recognized religious organizations, such as Armenians, Catholics, and Maronite - who have permanent representatives in the Parliament of Cyprus, without the right to vote. Fotis Photius promised the agency's delegation to provide information about all legislative decisions in the religious field as soon as possible.

At the end of the meeting, both sides expressed their desire and willingness for close cooperation, in terms of freedom of religion and human rights.