On July 16, 2015, Georgia’s Muslim Community initiated a seminar on “The Sacrament of Fasting in Different Religions” in the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University’s auditorium. The President of the Agency of Religious Affairs of Georgia, Mr. Zaza Vashakmadze was among the special guests. The participants of the seminar were the representatives of Georgia’s different religious communities. The Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Holy Church was represented by Rev. Fr. Ter Narek Ghushchyan from the Saint Gevorg Vicarial Church and Mikael Avagyan, the Director of the Legal Affairs and Cooperation Department of the Diocese.

The participants learned about the sacrament and specificities of fasting in different religions and listened to Rev. Fr. Ter Narek Ghushchyan’s presentation of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church fasting traditions with great interest.