Making history: Georgia takes up chairmanship of CoE

Georgia will chair the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for six months. Photo: cvce.eu.

Agenda.ge, 27 Nov 2019 - 11:29, Tbilisi,Georgia

Starting today until May 15, 2020 Georgia will chair the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE), a decision making body composed of the ministers of foreign affairs of the 47 member states of the Council of Europe or their permanent representatives in Strasbourg.

According to the CoE, the chair "acts in a neutral way and ensures that the rules and guidelines are respected”. It further “guides the discussions, puts proposals to the vote and announces decisions.”