Georgian choir performs at Council of Europe event in Strasbourg
The Georgian musicians will perform at the Temple Neuf on November 7 as well. Photo: Candice Imbert/Council of Europe
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Georgian musicians have performed at the opening of the World Forum of Democracy at the Council of Europe (CoE) in Strasbourg.
Beautiful performance of 'What A Wonderful World' by the Georgian six and Guram Kurashvili Choral at the start of our World Forum for Democracy", the Council of Europe wrote on their official Facebook page on Wednesday.
Watch the Georgian choir performing in English and Georgian at the CoE:
The Georgian choir will perform for the Georgian diaspora, local authorities and diplomatic corps at the Temple Neuf on November 7 as well.
The World Forum for Democracy 2019, dedicated to information and democracy, is being held in Strasbourg on November 6-8.
The Council of Europe places a commemorative star plaque in the memory of former Georgian prime minister Zurab Zhvania at its headquarters in Strasbourg, France, the Georgian parliament’s press office announced today.
Georgia will take over the chairmanship of Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers for a six-month term from November 2019 to May 2020. The chairmanship will be passed from France to Georgia at a meeting in mid-November 2019 at the CoE’s Strasbourg headquarters, attended by representatives of its 47 member states.
The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) has issued 5 GEL silver collectors coins, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Council Of Europe (CoE) and the 20th anniversary of Georgia’s CoE membership. Georgia will take over the chairmanship of CoE Committee of Ministers for a six-month term from November 2019 to May 2020.
The Council of European Union has praised Georgian human rights reforms in the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2018.
Georgia will take over the chairmanship of Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers for a six-month term starting November 27. The Secretary General of the CoE Marija Pejčinović Burić has arrived in Georgia today in connection with Georgia’s upcoming chairmanship.
Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) Marija Pejcinovic Buric, who has come to Georgia to make things ready for Georgia’s chairmanship of the CoE Committee of Ministers starting November 27, has stated that she is sure Georgia will cope with the “big responsibility very successfully.” Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has stated after his meeting with Buric that the 6-month chairmanship is both a “huge responsibility and an opportunity for Georgia.
Starting today until May 15, 2020 Georgia will chair the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE), a decision making body composed of the ministers of foreign affairs of the 47 member states of the Council of Europe or their permanent representatives in Strasbourg.Georgia has taken over the chairmanship from France.