A meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the of the Congress of the Local and Regional Authorities of the CoE convened in Strasbourg, with participation delegates of the National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia (NALAG), Levan Zhorzholiani – Deputy Head of the Georgian delegation and a member of the Executive Board of the NALAG along with Otar Grigolia β a member the City Assembly of Tbilisi.
The Chair of the Monitoring Committee, Thibaut Guignard presided the session, which primarily focused on reviewing reports from the monitoring mission regarding local and regional elections and the compliance to the European Charter on Local Authorities by member states.
During the session, the attendees participated in the election of the 5th Vice-chairman, assessed the ongoing situation in Ukrainian municipalities and regions, and delved into discussions concerning human rights protection at the local and regional levels.
Delegates deliberated on future plans, inter alia, agreed that theΒ next Monitoring Committee meeting will take place in Tbilisi in July.
Also representatives of the Georgian delegation met with Tamar Taliashvili, the Ambassador of Georgia to the Council of Europe. The discussions centered around forthcoming collaborative events between the Council of Europe and Georgia.