Georgian FM, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President review fruitful cooperation

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.

The parties discussed the current situation in the region, with Darchiashvili emphasising the readiness of the Georgian side to contribute to strengthening regional security. 

The OSCE official stressed the active involvement and contribution of the Georgian delegation in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly and highlighted Georgia as a reliable partner of the OSCE, the Foreign Ministry said.

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The conversation also touched on the difficult situation in Georgia's Russian-occupied territories and the Georgian side’s peace policy, which serves the purpose of restoring trust, reconciliation and peaceful de-occupation.

Kauma congratulated Georgian authorities on the country’s progress on the path to European integration. Darchiashvili noted the European Commission’s recommendation to the European Council to grant Georgia the European Union membership candidate status was “a historic decision, which the Georgian people had been waiting for a long time”.

The Georgian FM also thanked the OSCE PA President for her visit to the country and stressed it was “a clear message of the OSCE's support for Georgia”.