The News in Brief
Friday, November 11, 2022
Prepared by Messenger Staff
Opposition, NGOs and experts meet with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Czech Republic
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, during the visit to Tbilisi, met with the opposition, representatives of non-governmental organizations and experts working on European integration issues. The meeting was held at the Czech Embassy.
The representatives of the opposition did not talk about the details, although they noted that the main topic at the hearing was the 12 recommendations of the European Commission.
"We talked about the fact that, unfortunately, today, we do not see the will of the ruling power to implement the recommendations that were formulated by the European Commission. Today, the "Georgian dream" is on the path of our country's European integration, which does not allow the Georgian people to fulfill their historical dream of returning to the European family," said Badri Japaridze.
According to the executive director of ISFED, Nino Dolidze, the non-governmental sector highlighted the challenges in the direction of justice and de-oligarchy in the country.
"From our side, we focused on justice, electoral reform, election of the ombudsman, de-oligarchization. We said that there are challenges, although there is still time to implement the recommendations. Our request was that although we have challenges, the only way is European integration and So to speak, we asked them for help," said Dolidze.
Council of Europe and European Parliament reach a preliminary agreement on non-recognition of Russian travel documents issued in Ukraine and Georgia
The leadership of the Council of Europe and the European Parliament reached a preliminary agreement on non-recognition of Russian travel documents issued in Ukraine and Georgia. Information was published on the website of the European Council.
The agreed text must be finally adopted by the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament before going through a formal approval procedure.
According to the information, this decision is a response to Russia's unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine, as well as the issuance of Russian passports to residents of the occupied territories, which Russia uses. Also on Russia's unilateral decision to unilaterally recognize the "independence" of Georgia's regions - Abkhazia and "South Ossetia".
Russian travel documents issued in the Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine or in the separatist territories of Georgia are not accepted for obtaining a visa or crossing the borders of the Schengen area.
It is also noted that the documents issued by the Russian occupation forces in these regions are not recognized in many member states, while the rest of the European countries are in the process of accepting such non-recognition.
Opposition, NGOs and experts meet with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Czech Republic
The representatives of the opposition did not talk about the details, although they noted that the main topic at the hearing was the 12 recommendations of the European Commission.
"We talked about the fact that, unfortunately, today, we do not see the will of the ruling power to implement the recommendations that were formulated by the European Commission. Today, the "Georgian dream" is on the path of our country's European integration, which does not allow the Georgian people to fulfill their historical dream of returning to the European family," said Badri Japaridze.
According to the executive director of ISFED, Nino Dolidze, the non-governmental sector highlighted the challenges in the direction of justice and de-oligarchy in the country.
"From our side, we focused on justice, electoral reform, election of the ombudsman, de-oligarchization. We said that there are challenges, although there is still time to implement the recommendations. Our request was that although we have challenges, the only way is European integration and So to speak, we asked them for help," said Dolidze.
Council of Europe and European Parliament reach a preliminary agreement on non-recognition of Russian travel documents issued in Ukraine and Georgia
The agreed text must be finally adopted by the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament before going through a formal approval procedure.
According to the information, this decision is a response to Russia's unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine, as well as the issuance of Russian passports to residents of the occupied territories, which Russia uses. Also on Russia's unilateral decision to unilaterally recognize the "independence" of Georgia's regions - Abkhazia and "South Ossetia".
Russian travel documents issued in the Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine or in the separatist territories of Georgia are not accepted for obtaining a visa or crossing the borders of the Schengen area.
It is also noted that the documents issued by the Russian occupation forces in these regions are not recognized in many member states, while the rest of the European countries are in the process of accepting such non-recognition.