Prof. Nestan Kirtadze visited Strasbourg during the European Parliament session in the city to speak with partners and supporters about prospects of civil movement Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-Ossetian and House.
At the Directorate of Democratic Citizenship and Participation of the Council of Europe Prof. Kirtadze offered Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-Ossetian House as a civil coordinator from Georgia at the annual Conference of International Non-Governmental Organizations. Although the Council of Europe is restricted with bureaucratic procedures, representatives of the institution expressed a vital interest in having civil movement as a representative of civil society of modern Georgia. Possibility of patronage for the events, initiatives and projects of Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-Ossetian House from the General Secretary of the Council of Europe, Mr. Thorbjorn Jagland, were also discussed during the meeting and Prof. Kirtadze was assured in principal support of the cause of civil movement and further patronage.
Overcoming difficulties of especially busy schedule of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Prof. Kirtadze met with Krzysztof Lisek, Member of the European Parliament from Poland, Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Security and Defense. "In times like this, your initiative is key to peace and development in the region" - Mr. Lisek highlighted. He assured Prof. Kirtadze in wholehearted support of mission and aims of Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-Ossetian House and suggested organizing a dialogue event on the basis of civil movement platform and concept and the European Parliament this September in Brussels. The planned conference at the European Parliament will (in the best case) host representatives of all parties in the conflict - Georgia, South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Russia as well, at least all of the parties will be officially invited to participate in the open dialogue in the framework of possibilities for peaceful and mutually beneficial development in the region via economic, social, cultural and academic integration. the host of this peace dialogue will be the European Parliament.
Therefore, Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-Ossetian House with support of the European Parliament will become de facto unique, recognized platform for evolvement of dialogue and cooperation between counterparts in the region, what is crucially important for its prosperous future.
members of the European Parliament invited prof. Nestan kirtadze at the opening of the exhibition of Byzantine culture and art, where Kirtadze met with representatives from different scientific and academic spheres.
At 24-25 May Netsan Kirtadze will held official meetings in Brussels.
