Georgia's First Lady Tamar Bagrationi meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican

Georgia's First Lady Tamar Bagrationi has met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, conveying the respect of the Georgian President and people and wishing the pontiff a long life, the President’s press office said on Friday.

The meeting was organised with the assistance of David Mekvabishvili, Georgia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Holy See.

During the meeting, Bagrationi presented Pope Leo XIV with a commemorative gift - a hand-painted ceramic artwork created at the St Nino Convent of Poka in Georgia.

Georgia's Ambassador to Italy, Tamar Liluashvili, also attended the meeting.