Reconciliation Minister discusses plans for involvement, civic equality, integration policies with OSCE PA President
The parties also discussed the role of women and youth in the peace process and ways to strengthen their involvement. Photo: Office of the State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and Civic Equality/Facebook.
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Existing priorities and future plans for reconciliation and involvement, as well as civic equality and integration were discussed in a meeting between Tea Akhvlediani, the Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality and Margareta Cederfelt, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, on Saturday.
Akhvlediani stressed the importance of the “strong” support of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly for the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Georgia, and the resolutions adopted in support of the country, the Office of the State Minister said.
The officials discussed the humanitarian situation in Georgia's Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) and focused on discrimination of ethnic Georgians living in the Gali and Akhalgori districts, as well as violations of fundamental rights of the local population, including restrictions on accessing property and receiving education in their native language, in addition to illegal detentions of citizens.
Speaking on the implementation of the reconciliation and engagement policies, Akhvlediani briefed the OSCE official on the process and visions of the strategic policy review process, which she said would be based on new approaches, goals and priorities “tailored to the interests and needs” of the conflict-affected population.
The parties also discussed the role of women and youth in the peace process and ways to strengthen their involvement.
Both Akhvlediani and Cederfelt stressed the importance of strengthening “close” cooperation between Georgia and international partners, with Caderfelt reaffirming her support for the work of the State Minister’s Office.
The security, humanitarian and human rights situation in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) on the backdrop of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine were in focus of a meeting between Tea Akhvlediani, Georgia’s State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, Lasha Darsalia, the Deputy Foreign Minister, and Ruslan Abashidze, the Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia on Thursday.
Tea Akhvlediani, the Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, discussed the humanitarian situation in Georgia’s Russian-occupied breakaway regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) with Nick Beresford, the UNDP Resident Representative in Georgia, on Thursday.
The Women, Peace and Security agenda of the United Nations Women Organisation, and the role of women in conflict prevention and peaceful resolution, were in the focus of a meeting between Tea Akhvlediani, the Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, and Kaori Ishikawa, the UN Women Country Representative in Georgia, on Friday.
The difficult humanitarian and legal situation in the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia was discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Tea Akhvlediani, Georgia’s State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality and Kari Henriksen, the Special Representative of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on the South Caucasus.
Young people have a “special role” in building peace, they can “jointly” contribute to the restoration of trust and the implementation of various peace initiatives, as well as ensure a peaceful future and prosperity, the Georgian parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili said at the event Youth in Peacebuilding in the country’s capital Tbilisi.