Georgian PM, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President discuss 2024 elections
The meeting also focused on the European Commission’s report that last week recommended the European Council to grant Georgia the EU membership candidate status, with the PM highlighting its “historic importance”. Photo: PM's press office
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The topic of Georgia's 2024 parliamentary elections was discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Pia Kauma, the visiting President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Garibashvili congratulated Kauma on her election as the President of the body and confirmed his Government’s desire to continue “fruitful cooperation” with the PA, the PM’s press office said.
He also stressed Government attached “special importance” to conducting “transparent, free and fair elections in accordance with international standards and the best European democratic practices”, and noted the country was “ready to ensure” election monitoring by various international organisations and institutions, including representatives of the Assembly.
The meeting also focused on the European Commission’s report that last week recommended the European Council to grant Georgia the EU membership candidate status, with the PM highlighting its “historic importance”.
The officials also discussed the “current state” of the South Caucasus region, with Garibashvili noting Georgia had “already taken steps” to promote communication and ensure stability between its neighbours, and “remains committed” to contributing to strengthening peace and stability in the region.
The meeting also covered the situation in the country’s Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia), with the Government head extending his gratitude to Kauma for her “attention to matters for peaceful resolution” of conflicts in the OSCE region.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday said the country’s Government “highly valued” the efforts of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe for a peaceful resolution of conflicts in the South Caucasus region.
Pia Kauma, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, on Wednesday expressed her support for the democratic and economic development of Georgia by saying the country played an “important role in regional stability”.
Electoral reform in Georgia was discussed in a meeting between Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party and members of the United Nations Electoral Needs Assessment Mission, the Georgian Parliament said on Friday.
Shalva Papuashvili, the Georgian Parliament Speaker, on Monday said the introduction of electronic voting across the country ahead of the 2024 Parliamentary Elections would “remove all kinds of speculation” by domestic “radical groups” about “rigged elections”.
The fruitful cooperation between Georgia and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe was discussed on Wednesday by Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Pia Kauma, the visiting President of the OSCE PA.
Pia Kauma, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, on Thursday said the body supported peaceful resolution of crises on the territory of Georgia.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, on Saturday said the recent visit of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe was “very timely” to assess the situation and explore the possibilities of establishing long-term peace in the South Caucasus region.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday claimed the country’s authorities were “well-prepared” for next year’s parliamentary elections, but opposed the latest opinion by the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe over election rules of the head of the country’s Central Election Commission and its members.