Georgian Parliament Speaker Kuchava pays first official visit to Brussels
Georgian Parliament Speaker Kakha Kuchava arrived in Brussels yesterday. Photo: parliament of Georgia press office.
Tweet 
Share
Georgian Parliament Speaker Kakha Kuchava is paying his first official visit to Brussels in the role.
He has already met with European Parliament President David Sassoli and MEPs Marina Kaljurand and Sven Mikser.
Today he is scheduled to meet with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana.
Happy to meet again good friends of Georgia in Brussels! @kkuchava pays first visit as the speaker of the @Geoparliament.
— Maka Botchorishvili (@MakaB__) May 18, 2021
We value support from our friends in the @Europarl_EN which is very much needed to fulfill ????????‘s European aspiration! pic.twitter.com/K2FQ9eFWGO
Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations, this year’s municipal elections and Georgia’s plans to apply for the EU membership by 2024 were top on the agenda during Kuchava’s meeting with Sassoli.
Sassoli is ready to visit Georgia shortly after the municipal elections,” Kuchava said.
MEPs Kaljurand and Mikser have expressed hope that Georgian political parties will resolve problems in the parliamentary format, Kuchava said.
So great to see @MarinaKaljurand and @svenmikser friends of Georgia ✊Their support and engagement in the European & Euro-Atlantic future of #Georgia is crucial as we move the country forward to the EU membership application in 2024! ???????????????? https://t.co/mArCYoFs1g
— Kakha Kuchava (@kkuchava) May 18, 2021
Kuchava stated that the meeting with the MEPs also concerned the EU-mediated agreement and the ‘importance of fulfilling the agreement’ which was signed by the majority of Georgian political parties back in April.
Fruitful exchange of thoughts with @Urmaspaet on internal politics of Georgia & the current geo-political environment in the wider European region.
— Kakha Kuchava (@kkuchava) May 18, 2021
???????? remains committed to its ???????? aspirations as most of its political parties agree to work constructively inside the Parliament. https://t.co/cCS2ECNnML
Kuchava was elected the new chair of Georgian parliament last month.
The European Georgia opposition party has made a final decision earlier today and stated that the party will not enter the state legislature, while three of its five mandates have already been taken up.
Georgian parliament has elected Kakha Kuchava, 42, as the new speaker of the state legislature, replacing Archil Talakvadze in the post. 86 MPs voted for Kuchava in the 150-member parliament, including opposition legislators from Citizens and European Socialists. Kuchava holds a MA degree in Corporate Law from Nottingham Trent University.
Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze has announced his resignation today, however, he will continue his parliamentary activities as vice speaker. Talakvadze explained at a news briefing that following the recent political dialogue with the opposition and the consequent EU-proposed agreement, he decided to quit the speaker’s position.
The United States welcomes the agreement reached by the government of Georgia and several opposition parties on April 19, under the mediation of European Union President Charles Michel, to bring an end to Georgia’s political crisis, announces the US Embassy to Georgia.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Kakha Kuchava has left for Ukraine on an official visit today. As part of his official visit to Ukraine, Kakha Kuchava will take part in the ceremony in Babin Yar, Kyiv, to pay tribute to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust in Ukraine.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Kakha Kuchava has resigned and MP Shalva Papuashvili will replace him, ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party head Irakli Kobakhidze announced yesterday evening.