"I was devastated when I was told that Father Giorgi was detained," - said Patriarch of Georgia at the meeting with the family members of the deacon Giorgi Mamaladze.

The Georgian Patriarchate has recently released audio material depicting Patriarch"s meeting with family members of father Giorgi Mamaladze.

"As it is known to society, The Deacon Giorgi Mamaladze"s family met with the Patriarch of Georgia and other clergymen on June 21st.

unfortunately, media spreads a tendency and distorted version of the conversation and we offer you the full audio recording of the meeting,"- reads the statement , released by the Patriarchate.