Baku Accuses Georgian Patriarchate of ‘Territorial Claims’ Approach Over Comments on Church ‘Works’

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry accused the Georgian Orthodox Church Patriarchate of an approach that “entails territorial claims” after the latter raised concerns over reports of “works” at the Azerbaijan-located church, which it said was a “crucial monument” of historic and spiritual heritage of Georgia and its Church. The Patriarchate, in a statement issued a day earlier, …