US visit: Georgia’s PM interacts with world leaders
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Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili has attended the Atlantic Council's Global Citizen Awards at the American Museum of Natural History in New York alongside dozens of world leaders from all over the globe.
This year the Atlantic Council honoured three leaders whose exceptional influence was particularly invaluable in terms of countering global challenges.
The 2016 winners were Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi, and musician, composer and educator Wynton Marsalis.
Georgia’s Prime Minister congratulates his Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi, who won a Global Citizen Award. Photo by the PM’s press office.
US Secretary of State John Kerry, World Economic Forum founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab as well as about 500 distinguished guests from all parts of the world attended the gala event.
Georgia's Prime Minister enjoys the awards ceremony at the Gala Dinner. Photo by the PM’s press office.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili departed for New York on September 19 to participate in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 71st session.
"Georgia is committed to pulling its weight in the global migration struggle and will continue to welcome and provide education to migrants,” vows Georgia’s Prime Minister Kvirikashvili.
"Georgia's chosen approach [is] to build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels, and for Georgia we are pleased to say it is working," said Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili at the United Nations.
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Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili will use one of the globe’s most prestigious tribunes – the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York – to let the world know about some of the achievements his country has enjoyed during the past 12 months.
Georgia’s strategic partnership with the United States (US) was the focus of a meeting between Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Georgia’s Prime Minister has delivered a poignant speech at the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York where he spoke about his country’s direction and the importance of international support for Georgia to achieve its goals.
Georgia has worked hard to improve democracy and the rule of law and is proud to be ranked the fifth freest economy in the world, Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili told guests attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States (US).
President of the European Council Donald Tusk and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini told Georgia’s Prime Minister that the country will soon be offered a visa waiver regime allowing Georgian citizens to travel visa-free in the EU’s Schengen zone.