Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan, during a telephone conversation today with his Georgian counterpart Irakli Kobakhidze, again expressed his sincere condolences on the death of Georgian Orthodox Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II.

Ilia II died on Tuesday at 93 after nearly five decades at the helm of one of Georgia's most powerful institutions.

Ilia II led the Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church since 1977, when the Caucasus country was part of the Soviet Union and religious practices were restricted, making him one of the world's longest-serving religious leaders.

A new patriarch is set to be elected within two months.