EAM Jaishankar returns from Georgia, brings 'memory of its Goa connect'

• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who was on a two-day visit to Georgia, returned to New Delhi on Sunday. The external affairs minister came back with the memories of Georgia's 'Goa connect’. Jaishankar also shared a video of himself, seen standing with a candle in a church. In the video, posted on Twitter, priests & people could be heard incanting psalms. Earlier, Jaishankar handed over the Holy Relic of St Queen Ketevan to the people of Georgia. The grand ceremony took place in the presence of Georgia PM Irakli Garibashvili. St Queen Ketevan was a 17th century Georgian Queen who attained martyrdom. As per medieval Portuguese records, her relics were found in 2015 at St. Augustine Convent in Old Goa. Jaishankar, his Georgian counterpart also unveiled a Mahatma Gandhi statue in Tbilisi Park. Jaishankar arrived in the Georgia capital on Friday on the two-day official visit. Jaishankar was received by his Georgian counterpart David Zalkaliani on his arrival. Both leaders held a bilateral meeting & discussed economic cooperation, tourism, trade, etc.