Georgian parliamentary delegation discusses regional security challenges at Euronest assembly
The Bureau of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, headed by Georgian MP Maka Bochorishvili and Lithuanian MEP Andrius Kubilius, approved a statement in support of Ukraine, condemning the recognition of the independence of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions by Russia and supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. Photo: Parliament of Georgia.
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The security challenges and the current political and economic situation in the Black Sea region were discussed at the meetings of the committees of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly on Tuesday in Yerevan, Armenia with the participation of the Permanent Delegation of the Parliament of Georgia.
At the Committee on Political Affairs, Human Rights and Democracy a resolution document focusing on the importance of promoting good governance in the public institutions of the Eastern Partnership countries was reviewed, the Parliament of Georgia announced.
The need for European Union's support in the reform process for the Eastern Partnership states – Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, and Ukraine - was also in discussion at the session.
Intensive 2days of meetings in #Yerevan. #EuroNestPA Bureau adopted a statement on #Ukraine, strongly condemning the illegal recognition of occupied areas of #Donetsk & #Luhansk as independent states which is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity of???????? and int. law by???????? pic.twitter.com/XrCxJeW1b9
— Maka Botchorishvili (@MakaB__) February 22, 2022
At the Committee on Energy Security, the draft resolution on Energy Security Challenges and Sustainability in the Eastern Partnership in the Context of the European Green Agreement and the Transition to Clean Energy was discussed. Co-authors of the resolution are the Georgian MP from the ruling party Maia Bitadze and MEP Bronis Rope from Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance.
The draft, presented at the event by Khatia Tsilosani from the ruling party, stressed the importance of climate change, energy security and sustainability, and addressed both achievements and challenges of the energy sector in the Eastern Partnership countries.
Economic and healthcare issues were also addressed at the Euronest session, along with the policy of strengthening cooperation in vaccination programmes.
The draft resolutions will be voted at the 10th plenary session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly scheduled for April this year.
The Bureau of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, headed by Georgian MP Maka Botchorishvili and Lithuanian MEP Andrius Kubilius, approved a statement in support of Ukraine, condemning the recognition of the independence of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions by Russia and supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country.
#Euronest Parliamentary Assembly convened for a Bureau meeting and two joint committee meetings in Yerevan, Armenia ????????????????????
— Andrius Kubilius (@KubiliusA) February 22, 2022
Find Euronest PA Bureau Statement in support of @Ukraine ???????? ????https://t.co/hzoT8iw7bA pic.twitter.com/RachZm7htD
Botchorishvili and Kubilius also met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and foreign minister Ararat Mirzoyan to discuss the ongoing situation in the South Caucasus region and emphasise the importance of peace and stability in the region.
The Eastern Partnership was launched in 2009 which originally incorporated Belarus as well however, in June 2021, Belarus suspended its membership in response to strict economic sanctions imposed by the EU.
The Georgian parliamentary delegation in Yerevan is represented by four Georgian MPs: Maka Botchorishvili, Levan Karumidze, Khatia Tsilosani and Mariam Lashkhi.
The Georgian Parliament approved a bill on Consumer Protection in a third reading with a total of 79 votes on March 29.
The newly-adopted bill establishes rules for consumer protection and prohibits “unfair commercial practices,” that violate the values of “trust and good faith.”
Bilateral cooperation and the ongoing situation in the South Caucasus were discussed on Tuesday during a meeting between the foreign ministers of Georgia and Armenia in Tbilisi.
Mirzoyan will hold meetings with Irakli Garibashvili, the Prime Minister of Georgia, and David Zalkaliani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
A consumer protection bill stipulated by the Association Agreement signed between the European Union and Georgia has passed its first hearing in the Parliament of Georgia on Tuesday.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) MP who chairs the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, on Tuesday reiterated the government’s position on condemning Russia's military aggression against Ukraine and expressing its solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the country’s foreign minister David Zalkaliani have condemned the recognition of the independence of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday.
A Georgian parliamentary delegation has discussed investment potential in Georgia for British businesses, as well as security situation in the Black Sea region, with officials and experts in London during an official visit to the United Kingdom.
A group of Georgian parliament members have asked Sven Mikser, visiting member of the European Parliament, to convey to the European Union the Georgian lawmakers’ preference to have the term ‘South Ossetia’ replaced with ‘Tskhinvali Region’ when making references to the Russian-occupied central Georgian region.
The annual plenary session of the European Region of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF), a forum for political dialogue involving 90 countries across five continents, will take place in Georgia in 2023, the Georgian Parliament announced on Tuesday.
The Georgian capital of Tbilisi is hosting the 8th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (PA) on December 8-10.
Lithuanian Members of the European Parliament Andrius Kubilius and Rasa Juknevičienė on Saturday released a joint statement on the 14th anniversary of the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia and Russia’s continuing occupation of Georgian territories.
The annual 48th plenary session of the European Region of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie, a forum for political dialogue involving 90 countries across five continents, will take place in Tbilisi between July 4-8, the Georgian Parliament announced on Monday.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie, Francis Drouin on Tuesday discussed the annual 48th plenary session of the European Region of the APF hosted in Tbilisi.
Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie, together with Georgian Parliament members, on Wednesday visited central Georgia’s village of Odzisi, which separates the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region from the rest of the country, as part of the Assembly's visit to Georgia for the APF European Region’s plenary session.