India's External minister Dr S Jaishankar had visited the country earlier this month and handed over the relics of St Ketevan who was martyred in Iran in 1624. St Queen Ketevan's relics were found in St. Augustine Convent in Old Goa, India in 2005. Lauding Goa, PM said, "I would like to thank the people of Goa for preserving this unique side of the shared history of India and Georgia. EAM's visit was the first visit by an Indian external affairs minister to the country since it became independent in 1991. Georgian Foreign Minister Irakli Menagarishvili and External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh had met in New Delhi on 11 May 2000.

Source: dna July 25, 2021 14:48 UTC