Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee @samkharadze79 met Turkish Ambassador Mustafa Turker Ari in a courtesy meeting, highlighting the strong 🇬🇪 🇹🇷strategic partnership, the importance of deepening parliamentary cooperation, and the value of trilateral 🇬🇪🇹🇷🇦🇿coordination.
Chair of the FR Committee, @Samkharadze79, held a farewell meeting with the Ambassador of Bulgaria to Georgia, Vesselin Valkanov. He expressed appreciation for Ambassador Valkanov’s dedicated efforts to strengthen 🇬🇪 🇧🇬 relations and wished him success in his future endeavors.
Good exchange in Belgian federal parliament with my 🇧🇪 colleagues about expanding bilateral parliamentary relations, security predicament in the black sea region, Georgia's role in development of transcaspian corridor, economic growth and 🇬🇪's EU membership process.
Pleased to address colleagues in 🇱🇺parliament on issues of strategic importance. Discussions focused on deepening bilateral ties, security situation in Caucasus, the ongoing Russian occupation&🇬🇪 path toward 🇪🇺 membership. Grateful for 🇱🇺 continued support for 🇬🇪's EU aspirations
Led 🇬🇪 delegation at NATO Parliamentary Assembly Spring Session in Vilnius. Conventional/hybrid threats, Russian aggression against Ukraine, strengthening the eastern flank of NATO, increase of military spending and reintroduction of conscription were the major topics discussed.
Constructive and friendly exchanges with the Presidents & members of the Foreign Relations Committee of @Senadoesp and the @Congreso_Es on 🇬🇪🇪🇦 relations, situation in the Black Sea & Middle East regions, challenges on 🇬🇪 EU membership path and the importance of middle corridor.
Grateful to the President & multi-party representation of mixed Commission of 🇪🇦 Senate and Congress on EU affairs for warm reception & insightful conversation about 🇬🇪-🇪🇦 bilateral relations, 🇬🇪 EU membership hurdles, our security challenges & the importance of 🇬🇪-🇪🇺 dialogue.
Great discussion with the President of mixed Commission of 🇪🇦 Senate& Congress on National Security @EdurneUriarte on ongoing wars in our neighborhood, RF occupation of 🇬🇪 regions, illegal immigration, cyber& energy security. We agreed to further cooperate and share experience.
Observing 🇭🇺 parliamentary elections under the aegis of the #OSCEPA together with my colleague @makhashviliL in Szeged. It is one of the tightest races in recent history, but the electoral process is very calm and orderly. 🇬🇪🤝🇭🇺
Good meetings at Capitol with 🇺🇲 senators and congressmen to discuss bilateral relations, security situation in wider Black Sea region and Middle East as well as energy independence and policies aimed at strengthening sovereignty of nation-states.
Pleased to address an energy independence panel by the Alliance of Sovereign Nations and describe 🇬🇪 strategic role in energy transit between Asia& Europe, our plan to build new hydro power stations, more than double electricity generation & become net exporter of energy by 2035
Insightful&friendly conversation with the Deputy Nat'l Security Adviser Andrew Baker about security challenges stemming from occupation, reinvigoration of 🇬🇪-🇺🇲 relations leading to new partnership, mutually beneficial economic projects&🇬🇪 strategic role in ensuring connectivity.
Great exchange with @stateeur Brendan Hanrahan abour 🇬🇪-🇺🇲 relations, threats stemming from occupation of 🇬🇪 territories by Russia, security challenges in wider Black Sea region, Middle Corridor/TRIPP and bilateral economic cooperation.
10th annual session of Foreign Relations Committees of 🇬🇪🇦🇿🇹🇷 was held in Baku. We discussed strategic projects that bind us together&new initiatives that would enhance strategic partnership between the three countries. We agreed to continue supporting each other at int'l fora.
Today, I was pleased to receive the delegations led by Fuat Oktay @fuatoktay, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly of #Türkiye, and Nikoloz Samkharadze @Samkharadze79, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Parliament of Georgia.
We discussed 🇦🇿 - 🇹🇷allied relations, 🇦🇿-🇬🇪 strategic partnership, regional security, energy & connectivity, including the Middle Corridor, as well as the Azerbaijan-Armenia normalization process.
Parliamentary diplomacy remains vital for peace & stability in our region.
@Milli_Majlis
Had a productive visit to Vienna where I met with OSCE Secretary-General, OSCE Rep. for Freedom of Media and OSCE PA leadership to discuss 🇬🇪 activities within the organisation, future plans and our commitment to its success.
Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee Nikoloz Samkharadze met with Speaker of Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova to discuss the Georgia–Azerbaijan strategic partnership, parliamentary cooperation, and regional security in the South Caucasus.
N. Samkharadze met with the Ambassador of Israel to Georgia,H.E. Walid Abu Haya.The discussion focused on strengthening parliamentary cooperation.The sides also reviewed cooperation in education,trade,economy, and investment,as well as the regional security environment. 🇬🇪🇮🇱