Georgia to head Council of Europe Committee of Ministers starting November 27
The Secretary General of the CoE Marija Pejčinović Burić is visiting Georgia on November 10-11 in connection with Georgia’s upcoming chairmanship. Photo: Council of Europe/Facebook
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Georgia will take over the chairmanship of Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers for a six-month term starting November 27.
According to the CoE, the chair "acts in a neutral way and ensures that the rules and guidelines are respected”. It further “guides the discussions, puts proposals to the vote and announces decisions”.
- The Council of Europe is the continent's leading human rights organisation;
- It is comprised of 47 member states, 28 of which are members of the European Union;
- Georgia became a member of the Council of Europe on April 27, 1999.
The chairmanship will be passed from France to Georgia in Strasbourg.
Marija Pejčinović Burić arrived in Georgia on November 10. Photo: Georgian Foreign Ministry
The Secretary General of the CoE Marija Pejčinović Burić has arrived in Georgia today in connection with Georgia’s upcoming chairmanship.
Burić will hold official meetings with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani and Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze tomorrow.
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 Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) Marija Pejčinović Burić will visit Georgia on November 10-11. The Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported today that her visit is connected to Georgia’s upcoming six-month chairmanship of the CoE Committee of Ministers from November.
"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.
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.
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.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani is in Germany now, meeting with top German officials, before leaving for France tomorrow where Georgia will take over the chairmanship of the Committee of Minister of the Council of Europe (CoE) between November 27, 2019 and May 15, 2020.
A tram with the Georgian alphabet on its windows has been launched in Strasbourg, France, earlier today, on the day Georgia took over the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE).
The projects “successfully implemented” within the framework of the Council of Europe’s 2020-2023 Action Plan for Georgia were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Marija Pejčinović Burić, the CoE Secretary General.