Today, a piece of land has been officially transferred to us where we will build a center of Georgian culture. It must be a day all Georgians have been dreaming about, because we Georgians are returning to the Holy Land after 300 years of absence, said Prime Minister near the River Jordan, in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

“Today is a historic day. A piece of land has been officially transferred to us where we will build a center of Georgian culture. It must be a day all Georgians have been dreaming about, because we Georgians are returning to the Holy Land after 300 years of absence. Let me reiterate the enormous contribution of King Abdullah II, Prince Ghazi, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, our Patriarch, and our Government. We have all worked hard to ensure today"s historic event we are witnessing now.

Once again, I congratulate every Georgian, every Orthodox Christian, on this far-reaching achievement, and I once again express gratitude to the King of Jordan and everyone involved in this cause. As for our concept, we will launch active work, and the Patriarchate and the National Museum will be engaged. The Ministry of Culture will receive necessary instructions, so that we may start working together, and the concept will be finalized very soon. I want us to start building very soon. And we will do everything to make sure that the concept is agreed on in a timely manner. Of course, we will introduce this project to the public, and then construction work will kick off”, - said Irakli Garibashvili.