TBILISI, 1 July 2016 – With nearly 300 parliamentarians in attendance from 54 countries, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 25th Annual Session opened Friday with speeches by host officials including Georgian Speaker of Parliament David Usupashvili, President Giorgi Margvelashvili, and Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, as well as OSCE PA President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) and the OSCE’s Chairperson-in-Office, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Welcoming participants to the Annual Session, which is being held under the theme “25 Years of Parliamentary Co-operation: Building Trust Through Dialogue,” President Margvelashvili noted the significance of hosting the event in Georgia, particularly in the context of the …read more
Source: OSCE