
The Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, had a meeting with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić. During the meeting, the Secretary General expressed the Council of Europe's unwavering support for Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty and affirmed the organization's readiness to continue confidence-building mechanisms.
The parties discussed the ongoing cooperation between Georgia and the Council of Europe and explored future steps in this direction. The Speaker of the Parliament also updated Marija Pejčinović Burić on the progress made in implementing the European Union's recommendations and highlighted the significance of the partnership between the Parliament of Georgia and the Venice Commission.
This meeting took place in Dublin as part of the European Conference of Speakers of the Parliaments of the Council of Europe Member States. The Georgian delegation included Irakli Chikovani, Head of the Permanent Delegation of the Parliament of Georgia to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and Maia Bitadze, Chair of the Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Committee and Head of the Georgia-Ireland Parliamentary Friendship Group.