Members of the Georgian Orthodox Church expressed admiration and respect for the work, hospitality and humanitarian sense and solidarity of the Cuban people during a meeting with the Cuban ambassador in Georgia, Alfredo Nieves Portuondo.
During the evening, the Cuban diplomat thanked the invitation and highlighted the historical ties of friendship between the Georgian and Cuban people.
The Georgian Orthodox Autocephalous Apostolic Church is the National Church of Georgia and one of the fifteen autocephalous Orthodox communions.
It brings together some 4.75 million faithful, mostly in Georgia and the former USSR. It is one of the oldest Christian churches: according to tradition, its origins go back to the Apostle Saint Andrew, in the 1st century.