Georgia hosts Euronest parliamentary assembly
During the three days in Tbilisi, Euronest PA will be discussing a number of issues of joint interest from politics to economy. Photo: Georgian Parliament/Facebook
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The Georgian capital of Tbilisi is hosting the 8th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (PA) on December 8-10.
During the three days in Tbilisi, members of European Parliament (MEPs) and five Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine - will be discussing a number of issues of joint interest.
Photo: Georgian Parliament/Facebook
Summing up the first day of the PA, Georgian parliament member Roman Kakulia said that hosting Euronest’s gathering in Tbilisi, "is a serious message", which will positively affect on Georgia's European perspectives.
Fellow MP Guguli Magradze said the participants of the assembly unanimously admitted that Georgia is the frontrunner among the EaP countries.
Photo: Georgian Parliament/Facebook
The EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly is composed of 110 parliamentarians from around the globe, including 60 MEPs and a total of 50 MPs from the national parliaments of the five EaP countries, expect from Belarus.
Today's meeting between the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party and opposition over the current electoral dispute, facilitated by foreign ambassadors accredited in Georgia, has ended without results. This was the first meeting between the opponents following the parliament’s rejection of an electoral bill which offered an early transition to a fully proportional electoral system.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry reported earlier today that the United States House of Representatives is holding discussions over the bipartisan Georgia Support Act. The bill, introduced in the House on January 16, 2019, directs the Department of State to report to Congress on various topics related to Georgia.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze introduced the 10 top issues that the legislators will be discussing during the autumn session, including election and judicial reform, European and Euro-Atlantic integration, parliamentary oversight, state budget for 2020, territorial integrity and anti-occupation policy, environment and ecology, children’s rights, support for business and agriculture.
A resolution 'On Security Challenges in EaP States and Enhancement of EU Role in Regulation thereof' has been adopted at the ordinary session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has urged the participants of the EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly in Tbilisi to help Georgia make Russian-controlled occupation forces release well-known Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili from a month of illegal detention in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region.
The EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly, which is composed of110 parliamentarians from around the globe, has demanded the immediate release of a well-known Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili, abducted by Russian-controlled occupation forces one month ago.
The security challenges and the current political and economic situation in the Black Sea region were discussed at the meetings of the committees of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly on Tuesday in Yerevan, Armenia with the participation of the Permanent Delegation of the Parliament of Georgia.