Georgia, Tbilisi, April 19 / Trend N. Kirtskhalia /
The Patriarchate of Georgia expresses its indignation and regret at the desecration of the monument of great Georgian poet and public figure Shota Rustaveli in Jerusalem.
The Patriarchate said that this bust was installed in 2005 adjacent to the monastery after frescos of Shota Rustaveli was removed in the monastery. A few days ago, strangers the eyes of the bust.
"We know that the Patriarchate of Jerusalem and personally the Patriarch of Jerusalem, blessed Theophilus III are concerned about the incident.
We hope that the Israeli government will be interested in the above-mentioned incident, and with the help of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem will investigate a case of the barbaric destruction of the fresco of Shota Rustaveli in 2005, and the desecration of the bust. Guilty people will be punished, " a statement said.
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