Rasi Meets Speaker of Georgian Parliament Papuashvili in Geneva

Geneva, 30 July (TASR) – Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Hlas-SD) met Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili on Tuesday (29 July) on the sidelines of the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments in Switzerland, TASR has reported based on a press release of the Georgian parliament. During their meeting, the two officials praised the friendly relations between the two countries and discussed the opportunities to intensifying interparliamentary cooperation, while also exploring the potential for cooperation in economic areas, including in the energy sector. Papuashvili thanked Slovakia for supporting Georgia's territorial integrity as well as his country's aspirations for a European future. He also expressed appreciation for supportive statements made by Slovak representatives within the European Union. In this connection, Rasi emphasised Slovakia's unwavering support for Georgia's European prospects. The three-day event has been organised by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Before leaving for the conference, Rasi said that during his speech he wants to promote stronger multilateralism and talk about the role of parliaments in promoting democracy, peace and stability in the world. jrg/df/ko