International Maritime Organization assembly elects Georgia’s representative as vice president

Georgia’s Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been elected as the Vice President of the IMO Assembly.

Tamar Beruchashvili, who also is Georgia’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, was elected to the role at the Assembly’s 30th session yesterday.

4 the first time in history Georgia holds highest position at @IMOHQ highest governing body. H.E. @tberuch Vice President of 30th IMO Assembly 2gether w/ President (Chile) & 1st V/ President (Cyprus) setting ambitious targets 4 next 2 years #Maritime#Shipping#CleanOceanspic.twitter.com/ZAw3LTpeM1

— Tamara_Iosseliani (@Tamaraioss) November 27, 2017

The Georgian side assessed the election of the Georgian representative as a "remarkable success”.

"This is a very remarkable success considering the growing importance of Georgia as a maritime country”, the country’s embassy in the UK said.

Congrats #Georgia's Amb. to #UK and IMO @tberuch on her election as Vice President of 30th #IMO Assembly, the only woman in a great trio of #Chile (President) & #Cyprus (Vice President). Her exceptional diplomatic skills will benefit IMO Assembly to attain its ambitious agenda. https://t.co/ABtSkV6LZu

— Kaha Imnadze (@kahaimnadze) November 27, 2017

The IMO Assembly is being held from November 27 to December 6 at the IMO headquarters in London.

The assembly meets once every two years and is the highest tribune for the international maritime community.

As a specialised agency of the United Nations, the IMO is the global standard-setting authority for the safety, security and environmental performance of international shipping. Its main role is to create a regulatory framework for the shipping industry that is fair and effective, universally adopted and universally implemented.