Tea Tsulukiani, the minister of culture and sports of Georgia, visited the Algeti Basilica to get acquainted with its present infrastructure. The Algeti Basilica is located in Tbis village of the Tetritskaro municipality. Here  the minister also met the artist and creator of the monument.
The sculptor Gia Japaridze and architect Vakhtang Davitaia are among the names on the list who met Minister . The Minister gets information from them about problems and needs. The meeting with the Minister of Culture was attended by the Deputy Commissioner of the State in Kvemo Kartli Kakha Koberidze, Deputy Mayor of Tetritskaro Municipality Lia Zurebiani, and other representatives of the municipal government as well.
Both parties have discussed ways to solve the problems of Algeti Basilica, especially the sustainability of one part of it. It was decided that the necessary work to strengthen the monument would be started immediately. As per the ground situation at this stage  the monument needs scaffolding, cleaning of the access road, and strengthening of the pedestal, after which restoring and installing the compositions stolen in the 1990s will be possible.
It is to be noted that the Algeti Basilica was built in 1982-1983 to celebrate the construction of the Algeti Reservoir and the region’s irrigation system. It is a 7-meter-high monolithic concrete building. In 2019, the Government of Georgia granted it the status of a cultural heritage monument due to its uniqueness.
In the 1990s, the monument was looted by some antisocial elements. Copper compositions, including an ornamental head of a bull and a “tree of life,” were also stolen in this incident. The author, Gia Japaridze  has already created new compositions that will take their place on the monument.
The building erected on the mountain is a sample of the synthesis of environment and architecture and a visible example of a new interpretation of tradition. Algeti Basilica has also been awarded the prizes of the Union of Architects of the USSR and the Union of Architects of Georgia for his more significant contribution to its unique and stylish structure.
