The United States has sent two B-52 Stratofortress bombers to Britain as part of a planned deployment for exercises, Azernews reports.
Day: May 22, 2024
Just yesterday, Charles Aznavour was with us to sing our sorrows and our dreams, French President Emmanuel Macron said on the 100th anniversary of the legendary French-Armenian singer.
“Born 100 years ago, legend of a century of tragedy and freedom. Between France and Armenia, universal. And now, eternal,” Macron wrote on X.
Hier encore, Charles Aznavour était des nôtres pour chanter nos chagrins et nos rêves.
Né voilà 100 ans, légende d’un siècle de tragédie et de liberté. Entre France et Arménie, universel. Et désormais, éternel.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) May 22, 2024
On May 22, the President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili met with the delegation of the Foreign and European Community Affairs committee of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. According to the President’s Administration, the President discussed the European integration of Georgia, and the ongoing developments in the country.
The President emphasized the importance of the high-level visits to Georgia against the backdrop of the current context. According to the same source, the Italian delegation noted that the visit is a show of their support to Georgia.
“Speaking about the developments in the country, the President focused on the unwavering and determined struggle of the Georgian people for the European future of Georgia and noted that the October parliamentary elections will be a real referendum [chosing] between European and Russian Georgia, in which the European choice will win once again,” the Presidential administration said in the press release.
Among other things, the importance of the presence of international observation missions in Georgia during the pre-election period, as well as the importance of cooperation with Georgia’s partners during the same period, was emphasized.
“The President spoke about her initiative regarding the European Platform, which will be the European action plan of Georgia. The delegation thanked the President for her efforts to advance the European path of the country,” the press release said.
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On May 22, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), a local watchdog, reacted to the lifetime appointment of 21 judges by the High Council of Justice (HCoJ), calling the decision “unexpected.”
According to GYLA, this is because the judges who were on the three-year probationary period had to be interviewed before being appointed for life, but no information about such interviews has been published on the Council’s website, making it unclear whether they were held at all. The GYLA also asks why, if such interviews were held, watchdog organizations were not given the opportunity to monitor the process.
Moreover, the watchdog also mentions in the statement that the HCoJ’s May 21 session agenda included four topics, but the “information about the session and the agenda were published on the website the day before in violation of the law and in accordance with the established practice.” The watchdog also argues that the session started two hours later than scheduled.
The GYLA’s statement also speaks about the allegedly unfavorable conditions for the monitoring organizations, arguing that by oral decree of the Secretary of the HCoJ, representatives of these organizations are no longer allowed to wait for the start of the session in the lobby of the building. Instead, they must wait in “humiliating conditions” between the entrance doors and the turnstile.
On May 22, the President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili met with the delegation of the Foreign and European Community Affairs committee of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. According to the President’s Administration, the President discussed the European integration of Georgia, and the ongoing developments in the country.
The President emphasized the importance of the high-level visits to Georgia against the backdrop of the current context. According to the same source, the Italian delegation noted that the visit is a show of their support to Georgia.
“Speaking about the developments in the country, the President focused on the unwavering and determined struggle of the Georgian people for the European future of Georgia and noted that the October parliamentary elections will be a real referendum [chosing] between European and Russian Georgia, in which the European choice will win once again,” the Presidential administration said in the press release.
Among other things, the importance of the presence of international observation missions in Georgia during the pre-election period, as well as the importance of cooperation with Georgia’s partners during the same period, was emphasized.
“The President spoke about her initiative regarding the European Platform, which will be the European action plan of Georgia. The delegation thanked the President for her efforts to advance the European path of the country,” the press release said.
Also Read:
- 08/06/2022 – Georgia’s President Continues Italy Visit
On May 22, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), a local watchdog, reacted to the lifetime appointment of 21 judges by the High Council of Justice (HCoJ), calling the decision “unexpected.”
According to GYLA, this is because the judges who were on the three-year probationary period had to be interviewed before being appointed for life, but no information about such interviews has been published on the Council’s website, making it unclear whether they were held at all. The GYLA also asks why, if such interviews were held, watchdog organizations were not given the opportunity to monitor the process.
Moreover, the watchdog also mentions in the statement that the HCoJ’s May 21 session agenda included four topics, but the “information about the session and the agenda were published on the website the day before in violation of the law and in accordance with the established practice.” The watchdog also argues that the session started two hours later than scheduled.
The GYLA’s statement also speaks about the allegedly unfavorable conditions for the monitoring organizations, arguing that by oral decree of the Secretary of the HCoJ, representatives of these organizations are no longer allowed to wait for the start of the session in the lobby of the building. Instead, they must wait in “humiliating conditions” between the entrance doors and the turnstile.