Abkhazia’s president visits historic sites and the Mariamite Cathedral in old Damascus
DAMASCUS, (ST)_ President of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania and the accompanying delegation visited on Tuesday al-Azm Palace, Khan Asa’ad Basha and the Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus and inspected the spiritual and historic importance of these milestones in old Damascus, according to the Syrian News Agency (SANA).
At the Mariamite Cathedral, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for Rome Orthodox, John X Yazaji, received President Bzhania, and asserted that Syria has remained steadfast thanks to the unity of its people, army and leadership.
He added that Syria witnesses a stage of presidential elections and its people are aware of their rights and duties.
The Abkhaz delegation also opened a representation bureau for the Abkhazian chamber of Trade and Industry in Syria at Dumar Center for Handicraft Arts in Damascus.
Basma Qaddour