Georgian PM to focus on Georgian, regional challenges in his speech at UNGA 76th session
Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili will leave for the US on September 20. Photo:government of Georgia press office.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili will deliver a speech at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on September 24 in which he will make a special focus on the challenges Georgia and the whole region face, Georgian FM David Zalkaliani stated earlier today.
Garibashvili will visit the US between September 20-25 and will also hold high level meetings on the sidelines of the international event, Zalkaliani said.
The Georgian PM will also speak about the challenges before the international community.
The general debate, which is an opportunity for representatives from all 193 member states to address the chamber, will open on September 21.
The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution initiated by Georgia and co-sponsored by 57 other countries which condemns the demographic changes in Georgian regions due to the Russian occupation of Georgian territories and calls for the dignified and safe return of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees to their homes.
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution on Georgian IDPs and refugees from the Russia-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions, co-sponsored by 54 states. The resolution was passed with 84 votes in favour, 13 against and 78 abstention.
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.
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.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz have discussed Georgia’s role in recent evacuations from Afghanistan and bilateral relations ahead of a meeting dedicated to Afghanistan issues on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 76th session in New York late yesterday. Garibashvili said that Tbilisi International Airport has become a transit hub for evacuating coalition forces from Afghanistan, receiving more than 250 flights since the Taliban took Kabul.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has condemned the Russian occupation of Georgian territories and the country’s illegal actions in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York yesterday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis have discussed the future prospects of Georgian-Greek cooperation and the deepening of the bilateral trade-economic ties on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 76th session in New York yesterday. Garibashvili thanked PM Mitsotakis for his support of Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, as well as for his support of the country’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration and for co-authoring and supporting UN resolutions on Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has addressed the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 76th session in New York today and has stated that ‘we (Georgians) will not rest until we achieve EU and NATO membership.’ Our path to European and Euro-Atlantic structures is a homecoming, a civilizational choice. An absolute majority of our population strongly supports this destiny for our country,” Garibashvili stated.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili has extended his gratitude to “all supporters” of the country who contributed to the passing of the United Nations resolution on the status of internally displaced persons and refugees from the Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions on Wednesday.