Georgian Communications Commission to chair European Audiovisual Observatory
Georgia’s Permanent Representation to the Council of Europe and the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs both backed the Chair position being granted to the country. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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The Communications Commission of Georgia on Monday revealed it had become the Chair of the European Audiovisual Observatory, an organisation analysing facts and data in film, broadcasting and audiovisual industry in Europe, and would host the Observatory's public media conference in June.
Ivane Makharadze, the representative of the Commission in Observatory, called the development a “great honour” and added the body was “ready to make a valuable contribution” to the work of the institution and looked forward to “close cooperation” with partners after receiving the Chair position from Portuguese colleagues.
Susanne Nikoltchev, an Executive Director of the Observatory, noted she was “looking forward” to working with Georgia as a “dynamic and energetic” Chair country and noted getting to know the domestic audiovisual industry would be a “particularly interesting experience”.
Georgia’s Permanent Representation to the Council of Europe and the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs both backed the Chair position being granted to the country.
The Observatory, with 41 member states, has been operating since 1992, with Georgia, represented by the Commission, becoming a member in 2016.
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