LASHA DARSALIA HAS HELD A MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE DELEGATION

On 13 September 2023, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lasha Darsalia, held a meeting with the members of the Council of Europe delegation who arrived in Georgia to prepare the 28th consolidated report of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe - "Conflict in Georgia".

At the meeting, the Georgian side provided the delegation of the Council of Europe with information about the serious security, humanitarian and human rights situation in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions occupied by Russia.

Discussions focused on the provocative and illegal actions of Russia in the occupied regions and near the occupation line, which further aggravate the situation on the ground.

The Georgian side focused on the dynamics of international negotiations in Geneva.

Lasha Darsalia highlighted the need to keep the issues related to the Russian-occupied regions high on the international agenda, and in this context emphasized the importance of the Secretary General’s consolidated reports.

The Council of Europe delegation will hold meetings with the Minister of State for Reconciliation and Civil Equality within the framework of the visit; First Deputy Minister of IDPs from Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Protection; with the State Security Service and the Office of the Public Defender of Georgia. Within the framework of the visit, the delegation of the Council of Europe visited the occupation line.