Parliament Speaker, PACE Co-rapporteurs discuss reforms
The officials reviewed the “latest developments in the country” and the “Parliamentary agenda”, the press office of the legislative body said. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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The implementation of reforms for meeting the European Union conditions for granting Georgia its membership candidate status was discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between the Georgian parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and Co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
The officials reviewed the “latest developments in the country” and the “Parliamentary agenda”, the press office of the legislative body said.
Had an engaging meeting with Edit Estrela and Claude Kern, co-rapporteurs of PACE monitoring committee on Georgia. We appreciate their constructive work & expect continued cooperation on issues from democracy to Russia's occupation of ????????'s historic regions. @PACE_News pic.twitter.com/7hl2T4wx4Z
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) March 28, 2023
Papuashvili thanked the Co-rapporteurs for the work of the Monitoring Committee and for the organisation's contribution to the process of strengthening democracy in Georgia.
The European Union should decide on Georgia’s membership candidate status “based on the reforms” implemented in the country and not as a “reward” for the country’s authorities “releasing a criminal”, Kakha Kaladze, the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Tuesday in reference to the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili.
Officials of the ruling Georgian Dream party on Tuesday criticised the Norwegian Conservative Party for awarding the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili with the Sjur Lindebrække Prize for Human Rights and Democracy, a move they said was “cynical” towards the Georgian state and its citizens.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday discussed trade, export markets and his country’s investment potential with Vladimír Dlouhý, the newly appointed President of Eurochambres, the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden will visit Georgia from Wednesday to Thursday, meeting Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili and the European Union Monitoring Mission in the country, the Swedish Embassy has said.
The cooperation between Georgia and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the agenda of democratic reforms carried out in the country were discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Committee.
The process of fulfilling the European Union conditions for granting Georgia its membership candidate status was discussed on Wednesday by members of the Parliamentary faction of the ruling Georgian Dream party and the delegation of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Wednesday received the Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden at the Presidential Palace in Tbilisi.
The co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe praised “many reforms” implemented by Georgia since joining the Council and “good progress” made by the country to bring democratic and rule of law institutions in line with European standards, Imedi channel said on Tuesday.