Georgian FM, CoE Sec Gen discuss implemented projects
The foreign office also said “special attention” in the meeting was focused on the Secretary General’s consolidated reports on Conflict in Georgia, adopted twice a year and involving detailed description of the situation in the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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The projects “successfully implemented” within the framework of the Council of Europe’s 2020-2023 Action Plan for Georgia were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Marija Pejčinović Burić, the CoE Secretary General.
Coming on Pejčinović Burić’s visit to Georgia, the meeting saw Darchiashvili thank the official for keeping the issue of Georgia “high on the agenda” of the Council of Europe, and for her “firm” support in the process of democratic reforms in the country, the Georgian foreign office said.
"In the process of peaceful resolution of the Russia-Georgia conflict, the support of the Council of Europe for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia cannot be overestimated", Darchiashvili said at a joint press briefing with Pejčinović Burić.
Happy to welcome SG of Council of Europe @MarijaPBuric to????????. We are immensely grateful to the Council for their stalwart support for ????????’s sovereignty& territorial integrity, as well as for assisting ????????in implementing the projects in accordance with the organization's action plan. pic.twitter.com/VdePtvABaC
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) June 30, 2023
The foreign office also said “special attention” in the meeting was focused on the Secretary General’s consolidated reports on Conflict in Georgia, adopted twice a year and involving detailed description of the situation in the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia.
The FM “highly appraised” the Secretary General's annual reports, stressing the importance of keeping the occupation of Georgian territories on the agenda of the CoE.
The Ministry also said the parties also highlighted projects contributing to strengthening the “CoE values” of human rights, rule of law and democracy in the country.
Georgia will take over the chairmanship of Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers for a six-month term from November 2019 to May 2020. The chairmanship will be passed from France to Georgia at a meeting in mid-November 2019 at the CoE’s Strasbourg headquarters, attended by representatives of its 47 member states.
Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) Marija Pejcinovic Buric, who has come to Georgia to make things ready for Georgia’s chairmanship of the CoE Committee of Ministers starting November 27, has stated that she is sure Georgia will cope with the “big responsibility very successfully.” Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has stated after his meeting with Buric that the 6-month chairmanship is both a “huge responsibility and an opportunity for Georgia.
Georgia will take over the chairmanship of Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers for a six-month term starting November 27. The Secretary General of the CoE Marija Pejčinović Burić has arrived in Georgia today in connection with Georgia’s upcoming chairmanship.
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) Marija Pejčinović Burić will visit Georgia on November 10-11. The Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported today that her visit is connected to Georgia’s upcoming six-month chairmanship of the CoE Committee of Ministers from November.
Marija Pejčinović Burić, the Council of Europe’s Secretary General, on Friday 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 her official visit to Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Marija Pejčinović Burić, the Council of Europe’s Secretary General, on Saturday discussed the existing cooperation, as well as the significance of the CoE’s support to Georgia.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Saturday hosted Marija Pejčinović Burić, the Council of Europe’s Secretary General, in an informal meeting in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, discussing the CoE’s support to the country.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and Justice Minister Rati Bregadze on Saturday held meetings with Marija Pejčinović Burić, the Council of Europe’s Secretary General, discussing fruitful cooperation and prospects for further deepening relations.