President Zurabishvili meets foreign officials on sidelines of UN General Assembly
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili held a number off meetings in the frames of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Photo: President's press office
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Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili is holding a number of meetings on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
Today she met with the President of the European Council Donald Tusk, as well as the Presidents of Kazakhstan and Iraq, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Bahram Salih.
During #UNGA, I met with President @BarhamSalih of Iraq ???????? to discuss sectoral cooperation and how Georgia and Iraq can collaborate in the greater economic region. ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/riaSGeMr4a
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) September 24, 2019
She also held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley.
#Barbados ???????? and #Georgia ???????? are two small countries that are committed to the international rule of law. I had the chance to discuss the role of #tourism in our respective economies and Barbados’s support for Georgia’s territorial integrity with PM @miaamormottley. #UNGA pic.twitter.com/h2gdmVmqKw
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) September 24, 2019
President Zourabichvili, as a member of the Circle of Leadership of the UN also joined in the #HonouringOurValues campaign of the UN Secretary General António Guterres on preventing and ending sexual exploitation and abuse.
Sexual exploitation, abuse, violence are intolerable and unacceptable. As a member of the Circle of Leadership, I commit to support the United Nations’ efforts.
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) September 24, 2019
We must have zero tolerance toward sexual exploitation.#HonouringOurValues #UNGA pic.twitter.com/9ivc11bb5l
Zurabishvili delivered a speech at the session dedicated to universal healthcare coverage on Monday. She will address the UN General Assembly session tomorrow.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has delivered a speech at the session dedicated to universal healthcare coverage, held at the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, saying that 90 per cent of Georgians have access to universal healthcare services while the opportunity is not fully available for Georgian citizens living in the Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has left for New York to participate in the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and to deliver a speech there on Wednesday, September 25.The president will also deliver speeches at the climate summit and the summit dedicated to the universal health coverage during the assembly.
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Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili addressed the general debate of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York earlier today. In her speech she said Georgia is “a small country, on the edge of Europe”, it is “one of the democratic countries of the world” and its main challenge and priority is peace.