Georgia, UN sign partnership document

Georgia and the United Nations (UN) have signed the document that outlines the future partnership of the two sides.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and UN Resident Coordinator in Georgia Niels Scott signed the UN Partnership for Sustainable Development (UNPSD), which outlined the strategic directions of the UN activities in the country over a five year period (2016-2020).

The framework aimed at delivering key results in the areas of democratic governance, jobs, livelihood and social protection, education, health, and human security and community resilience.

The signing ceremony took place in Tbilisi yesterday as the UN celebrated its 70th anniversary.

"Being a UN family member brings lots of benefits to Georgia,” PM Garibashvili said as he delivered a speech at the ceremony.

"We highly appreciate your recommendations and we are grateful for your continuous support.”

The PM stressed the importance of the UN’s role in global peace, especially now "when terror attacks became so frequent”.

Garibashvili said Georgia and the UN shared the same values and thanked the UN for its participation in the Geneva Discussions, which aimed to stabilithe the situation in Georgia’s breakaway regions.