Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia H.E. Shalva Papuashvili met with Marcus Stevens, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Nauru. The meeting was the first between the Speakers of the Parliaments of the two countries since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Georgia and Nauru.
Shalva Papuashvili thanked Marcus Stevens for Nauru’s decision to withdraw its recognition of Georgia’s occupied regions of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region as “independent states” and to terminate diplomatic relations with them.
According to Papuashvili, the decision is a clear manifestation of respect for international law.
The sides positively assessed the establishment of diplomatic relations between Georgia and Nauru and noted that this step marks the beginning of fruitful bilateral cooperation.
At the meeting, the sides also expressed their readiness to develop parliamentary ties.
Shalva Papuashvili noted that Georgia is ready to share with Nauru its successful experience in the area of reforms.
The meeting was held in Arusha, Tanzania, on the sidelines of the IPU 153rd Assembly.
Alongside the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, Nikoloz Samkharadze, Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Mariam Lashkhi, Chair of the Education, Science and Youth Affairs Committee, are participating in the event.
