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The first and exclusive comment of the head of the Jvari Monastery, Father Konstantine Jincharauli - after three days of protest, Father Konstantine Jincharauli made the first statement regarding the closure of the monastery.
The head of the Jvari Monastery explains to the "Courier" the reasons for taking such an unprecedented decision..According to the cleric, for two years they have been requesting from the authorities to improve infrastructure in the vicinity of the temple, but in vain. He said that he had met with the then Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and the Minister of Infrastructure Zurab Alavidze, but the problem remained unresolved.
Father Konstantin Jincharauli denies the allegations of external traders as if he had interest in trading on the territory around the cathedral.