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NPR News: 04-08-2024 9AM EDT
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has taken decisive action to address the pressing issue of water management and agricultural sustainability with the signing of an order on Monday for the reconstruction of the Shirvan irrigation canal.
The Shirvan canal, an integral component of Azerbaijan’s water infrastructure, has served the region for…
On April 8, President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili held a meeting with representatives of the diplomatic corps to discuss the reintroduction of the so-called “foreign agents” law by the ruling party. The meeting was attended by the Ambassadors of the EU member states, the US and the UK.
During the meeting the President emphasized that the Georgian people have already said no to the Russian law and now there is only one answer to the GD’s decisions: “…It is to express our European choice through elections!” President Zurabishvili also stressed that “there is no alternative to Georgia’s European path and integration into the European Union, this is the unshakable decision of the Georgian people and nothing can divert them from this path”.
The representatives of the Diplomatic Corps present at the meeting expressed their concern about the initiated draft law and said that the said decision threatens Georgia’s European integration.
After the meeting, the President’s Parliamentary Secretary Giorgi Mskhiladze told journalists that President Zurabishvili plans to use her constitutional right to veto the bill if it is passed.
On April 3, the parliamentary majority leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Mamuka Mdinaradze, announced the reintroduction of the draft law on foreign agents, which was dropped last year after the massive rallies on March 7-9. According to Mdinaradze, the content of the bill remains the same, the only change is in the title: the word “agent” in it has been removed and the title has been replaced with “Organization Pursuing the Interests of a Foreign Power”. The decision has drawn sharp criticism from the civil society and opposition within the country and from Georgia’s international partners.
Also Read:
- 03/04/2024 – President: GD Sabotages Georgia’s European Future
Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili is Central Asia on an official visit that will last until April 13, the Parliament announced on April 7. He is scheduled to meet with high-ranking officials from the executive and legislative branches of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.
Meetings in Uzbekistan
Speaker Papuashvili has met with Tanzila Narbaeva, Chairperson of the Senate of Uzbekistan and Nurdinjon Ismoilov, Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan.
According to the Parliament of Georgia, Speaker Papuashvili and Chairperson Narbaeva discussed “friendly bilateral relations” and “expressed their readiness to further develop cooperation between the legislative bodies…The Uzbek side also expressed its willingness to cooperate in the field of regional policy.”
“Shalva Papuashvili emphasized the growing importance of the “Middle Corridor”. According to him, the development of transit and transportation potential of this corridor is in the interest of both countries,” the Georgian Parliament said.
As for the meeting with Speaker Ismoilov, the parties discussed the bilateral relations including in the trade and energy fields. The sides agreed to strengthen Parliamentary ties based on the Memorandum of Cooperation, and among other things, emphasized the issue of opening the Uzbekistan Embassy in Georgia.
Speaker Papuashvili thanked the Uzbek side for their “firm support” for Georgia’s territorial integrity. He also invited Speaker Ismoilov to Georgia.
“Economic & political ties between Georgia and Uzbekistan are strong. We stand ready to enhance our Parliamentary partnership, including friendship groups, sectoral committees and also, cooperate in the frames of international Parliamentary platforms,” Speaker Papuashvili tweeted after the meeting with the Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan.
Warm exchange with Nurdinjon Ismoilov, Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of
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— Shalva Papuashvili
More to follow…
On April 8, President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili held a meeting with representatives of the diplomatic corps to discuss the reintroduction of the so-called “foreign agents” law by the ruling party. The meeting was attended by the Ambassadors of the EU member states, the US and the UK.
During the meeting the President emphasized that the Georgian people have already said no to the Russian law and now there is only one answer to the GD’s decisions: “…It is to express our European choice through elections!” President Zurabishvili also stressed that “there is no alternative to Georgia’s European path and integration into the European Union, this is the unshakable decision of the Georgian people and nothing can divert them from this path”.
The representatives of the Diplomatic Corps present at the meeting expressed their concern about the initiated draft law and said that the said decision threatens Georgia’s European integration.
After the meeting, the President’s Parliamentary Secretary Giorgi Mskhiladze told journalists that President Zurabishvili plans to use her constitutional right to veto the bill if it is passed.
On April 3, the parliamentary majority leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Mamuka Mdinaradze, announced the reintroduction of the draft law on foreign agents, which was dropped last year after the massive rallies on March 7-9. According to Mdinaradze, the content of the bill remains the same, the only change is in the title: the word “agent” in it has been removed and the title has been replaced with “Organization Pursuing the Interests of a Foreign Power”. The decision has drawn sharp criticism from the civil society and opposition within the country and from Georgia’s international partners.
Also Read:
- 03/04/2024 – President: GD Sabotages Georgia’s European Future
Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili is Central Asia on an official visit that will last until April 13, the Parliament announced on April 7. He is scheduled to meet with high-ranking officials from the executive and legislative branches of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.
Meetings in Uzbekistan
Speaker Papuashvili has met with Tanzila Narbaeva, Chairperson of the Senate of Uzbekistan and Nurdinjon Ismoilov, Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan.
According to the Parliament of Georgia, Speaker Papuashvili and Chairperson Narbaeva discussed “friendly bilateral relations” and “expressed their readiness to further develop cooperation between the legislative bodies…The Uzbek side also expressed its willingness to cooperate in the field of regional policy.”
“Shalva Papuashvili emphasized the growing importance of the “Middle Corridor”. According to him, the development of transit and transportation potential of this corridor is in the interest of both countries,” the Georgian Parliament said.
As for the meeting with Speaker Ismoilov, the parties discussed the bilateral relations including in the trade and energy fields. The sides agreed to strengthen Parliamentary ties based on the Memorandum of Cooperation, and among other things, emphasized the issue of opening the Uzbekistan Embassy in Georgia.
Speaker Papuashvili thanked the Uzbek side for their “firm support” for Georgia’s territorial integrity. He also invited Speaker Ismoilov to Georgia.
“Economic & political ties between Georgia and Uzbekistan are strong. We stand ready to enhance our Parliamentary partnership, including friendship groups, sectoral committees and also, cooperate in the frames of international Parliamentary platforms,” Speaker Papuashvili tweeted after the meeting with the Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan.
Warm exchange with Nurdinjon Ismoilov, Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of
— Shalva Papuashvili
More to follow…
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