Georgia completes chairmanship of CoE
Georgia took over the CoE chairmanship in November 2019. Photo: Foreign Ministry press office.
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Today Georgia has ended its six-month chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, a historic position Georgia took on November 27, 2019.
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe is 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.
We have set human rights and environmental protection; civil participation in decision-making; child-friendly justice and democracy through education, culture and youth engagement as the #CoE Georgian Presidency’s overriding priorities for the next 6 months. pic.twitter.com/VmD84PUxfa
— MFA of Georgia (@MFAgovge) November 26, 2019
Georgia took over the chairmanship from France and has now handed on the role to Greece.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia says that despite the global pandemic Georgia’s chairmanship of the CoE was ‘very successful, and received much praise.’
Today we completed our chairmanship of CoE. Despite the global pandemic, the six months were very successful. Georgia has received praise as the chair country from the international community. I want to thank our European partners for the fruitful cooperation and the Georgian Foreign Ministry and the Minister David Zalkaliani for fruitful and effective activities,” Gakharia said.
Georgian’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers is ending:
— ECHR CEDH (@ECHR_CEDH) May 15, 2020
The ECHR and Georgia in Facts and Figureshttps://t.co/rbTiXWITid#ECHR #CEDH pic.twitter.com/VpotdGXee0
Georgia became a member of the CoE in 1999.
The chairmanship came at the same time as Georgia’s 20th anniversary as a member of the CoE.
Georgia as the Council of Europe (CoE) chair country has called for the renewal of the organization’s laws on human rights and environmental protection to make sanctions and obligations clearer and stronger against environmental and organised crimes.
Georgian Foreign Minister and Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe David Zalkaliani has paid tribute to all journalists ‘who are on the frontline and continue reporting during the ongoing crisis’ ahead of Press Freedom Day which will be marked on May 3.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has received symbolic keys marking the official assumption of the presidency of the Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Ministers in Strasbourg today.
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.