This time, however, the target of the Georgian Orthodox Church came in the form of seizing a derelict Armenian church in Tbilisi which should have been returned to its rightful owners following the collapse of the former Soviet Union. Conflicts between the Orthodox Church and other religious denominations have been complicated and frustrated by the special recognition afforded to it under the Georgian constitution.
Sin embargo, esta vez el objetivo de la Iglesia Ortodoxa georgiana vino bajo la forma de confiscar una iglesia abandonada en Tiflis, que debió haber sido devuelta a sus legítimos propietarios tras el colapso de la ex Unión Soviética.