Georgia committed to Geneva Int’l Discussions - Parliament Speaker
He stressed the Geneva discussions were the Georgian-Russian format, established after the 2008 war and added Georgia was “loyal to this format”. Photo via Parliament of Georgia
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Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday said Georgia was committed to the Geneva International Discussions - the platform used for talks between Georgian agencies and de facto authorities in the Russian-occupied regions.
Papuashvili responded to the statement by the de facto authorities in Abkhazia that said Russia intended to relocate the Geneva International Discussions and was considering Minsk or Baku as alternative locations, by noting “I don't know the purpose of these announcements”.
He stressed the Geneva discussions were the Georgian-Russian format, established after the 2008 war and added Georgia was “loyal to this format”.
Yesterday, the Georgian Foreign Ministry also rejected claims by the de facto authorities in the country’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region about the Georgian Government’s “refusal to engage in political dialogue” by calling the Geneva International Discussions - an “important platform”.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday rejected claims by de facto authorities in the country’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region about the Georgian Government’s “refusal to engage in political dialogue” by calling the Geneva International Discussions - the platform used for talks between Georgian agencies and de facto authorities in the occupied regions - an “important platform”.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Tuesday reviewed the “difficult humanitarian situation” in the country’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions, at the meeting with Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday raised the topic of the human rights violations in the country’s Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) at a United Nations Human Rights Council session.
The 59th round of Geneva International Discussions, the only international format addressing security and humanitarian consequences of the 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict, on Tuesday and Wednesday largely focused on the killing of Georgian citizen Tamaz Ginturi by Russian-controlled occupation forces last month.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday highlighted the Government's “unwavering leadership” in ensuring good governance and transparency and combating corruption, in response to the latest Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom that ranked the country 38th globally.