PACE President, Georgian FM meet in Strasbourg
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani spoke of detention of a Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili with the PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier. Photo: PACE President's Twitter
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Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani, who took up the chairmanship of the Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Ministers, met with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Liliane Maury Pasquier earlier today.
Met the new Chair of the Committee of Ministers, MoFA of Georgia @DZalkaliani, earlier today focusing on the priorities of the #GeorgianPresidency of the @CoE, on the 20th anniversary of Georgia’s accession to the organisation. I look forward to working together! pic.twitter.com/g8190QgybM
— Liliane Maury Pasquier (@PACE_President) November 28, 2019
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani received symbolic keys marking the official assumption of the presidency yesterday.
Liliane Maury Pasquier wished Georgia success during its six-month of presidency and promised support.
We have set human rights and environmental protection; civil participation in decision-making; child-friendly justice and democracy through education, culture and youth engagement as the #CoE Georgian Presidency’s overriding priorities for the next 6 months. pic.twitter.com/VmD84PUxfa
— MFA of Georgia (@MFAgovge) November 26, 2019
At the meeting FM Zalkaliani spoke of the grave situation in the Russian occupied Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia), including the illegal detention of Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili.