Mtskheta
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Oct 16, 2026
Irakli PeradzeGUEST
Yes, exactly.
Irakli PeradzeGUEST
So, uh, uh, we are very close to old capital, Mtskheta.
Tim AtkinHOST
Mm.
Irakli PeradzeGUEST
It's almost, uh, uh, you know, in Mtskheta.
Irakli PeradzeGUEST
So, uh, uh, in reality it's a, a three, four minutes drive from, uh, from old capital.
Irakli PeradzeGUEST
And, uh, I would like to, uh, mention that, you know, for tourists, for all visitors, uh, Arm- um, Mtskheta is, uh, one of the, uh, most interesting place.
Irakli PeradzeGUEST
About 90% of tourists, they are visiting, uh, Mtskheta while, uh, coming to Georgia, and I think that because of that our location is very interesting.
Tim AtkinHOST
So you're near Mtskheta, Mtskheta, which is the, the ancient capital, and Tbilisi is the mod- more modern capital, yeah?
speaker_0HOST
There's a word for this in Russian, vranyo, which is when you lie, not to deceive, but to demonstrate power.
speaker_0HOST
On Wednesday the fourteenth, Georgian Orthodox Church refused press access to the opposition channels TV Pirveli and Formula for the Msvetiskhovele holiday, a major celebration at Msvetiskhovele Cathedral in Mtskheta.
speaker_0HOST
This year, it also marks one thousand seven hundred years since Georgia made Christianity its state religion.
speaker_0HOST
The church says in previous years, the two channels kept breaking its rules despite repeated warnings, including leaving the area set aside for journalists.