Georgian FM, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President review fruitful cooperation
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. Photo via MFA of Georgia
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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.
Photo via MFA of Georgia
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”.
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.
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”.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Tuesday urged an “immediate and unconditional” withdrawal of Russian military forces from Georgia’s occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
Reforms implemented in Georgia were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and the visiting delegation of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe.
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.
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