Reconciliation Minister, UNDP representative discuss situation in Georgia’s occupied regions
During the meeting, the sides highlighted the Georgian Government’s reconciliation policy and its outcomes. Photo: Government's press office
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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.
During the meeting, the sides highlighted the Georgian Government’s reconciliation policy and its outcomes.
Akhvlediani pointed out the importance of the UNDP involvement in conflict resolution, while Beresford commended the efforts of the Ministry and expressed his willingness for further cooperation.
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.
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EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell has stated that a lot of progress has been made in Georgia, noting that ‘a lot of work is still needed to build a solid human rights culture and to avoid any backsliding on results achieved.’
Four Georgian municipalities will benefit from a flood protection initiative that the European Union and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are implementing in partnership with the Georgian Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure.
Levan Zhorzholiani, the Chairman of the Legal Affairs and Human Rights Commission of Tbilisi City Assembly, has called on the international community to “remain vigilant” and “raise its voice” against what he labeled as “alarming developments” in the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia.
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.
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 and a group of United States officials Anne Witkowsky, the Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stablisation Operations, and Leslie Ziman, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration in the Department of State on Friday.
The “difficult” humanitarian and legal situation in the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia was discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between Tea Akhvlediani, Georgia’s State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, and a visiting delegation of Members of the European Parliament.
Tea Akhvlediani, the Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, on Thursday highlighted the “foundational” significance of promoting knowledge of state language in comments marking the Georgian Language Day, at awards for graduates of a programme of ambassadors of state language.
The cooperation of Georgian state agencies with the United States in implementation of its civil equality and integration policy was discussed on Thursday in a meeting between Tea Akhvlediani, Georgia’s State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality and Peter Wiebler, the Mission Director of the Georgian office of the US Agency for International Development.
The ongoing strategic review of the Government’s reconciliation and engagement policies was discussed by Tea Akhvlediani, the Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, with women and young people living in the villages of western Georgia's Zugdidi municipality, near the line separating the Russian-occupied Abkhazia region from the Georgian-controlled territory, the Ministry announced 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.
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.
Tea Akhvlediani, the Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, on Thursday visited the central Shida Kartli region to discuss the needs of the conflict-affected population living near the occupation line separating the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region from the rest of the country, the state body said.
Tea Akhvlediani, the Georgian state minister for reconciliation and civil equality, on Thursday commended the government policy and its “peaceful efforts” to ensure “maximum support” for the conflict-affected population in the Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) and restore “harmonious coexistence” with Abkhaz and Ossetian compatriots.