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• Lela Chikovani Met with Ambassadors of Baltic States

  First Deputy Defense Minister hosted Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary Ambassadors of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Lela Chikovani thanked Edite Medne, Andrius Kalindra and Riina Kaljurand for firm support to Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspiration and territorial integrity. Deputy Defense Minister emphasized special friendly cooperation based on mutual trust and support among Georgia and the Baltic States and stated that an intensive cooperation in defense sphere will continue in the future.   

  The sides overviewed various cooperation issues in different directions of defense sphere among Georgia and three strategic importance countries. Contribution of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in SNGP implementation process, their practical support and expert level engagement were highlighted at the meeting as well. The sides also discussed regional and global security challenges, existing complicated environment and increasing threats.

  Lela Chikovani introduced the guests all implemented and ongoing reforms in defense structure and briefed on upcoming steps in order to improve and strengthen Georgia’s defense capabilities according to the 2020-2030 long-term action plan.

• ​Annual gathering of the heads of diplomatic missions of Georgia abroad - Ambassadors' Conference 2022 will open on 26 December

  The annual meeting of the heads of diplomatic missions of Georgia abroad - "Ambassadors' Conference 2022" will be conducted from 26 to 28 December 2022.
  The participants of the Conference will summarize the foreign policy activities and achievements in 2022 and discuss the 2023 action plan.
  Discussions will cover all important issues of the country's foreign policy: actions aimed at restoring Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Georgia's European and Euro-Atlantic integration process and the efforts made on this path, the security environment in the region, deepening of cooperation with various countries, and issues of multilateral diplomacy.

  Ambassadors’ Conference is held every year and the heads of diplomatic missions of Georgia abroad and structural units of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs participate in it.

  After the end of the pandemic, the ambassadorial meeting is being held in a physical format for the first time this year.

• GLOBALink | A flight dream takes wings: Young CPC Members in New Era

  Flying into the sky is a childhood dream for many. For Huang Yanbiao, his dream has taken wings. As an airplane engineer and a CPC member, he believes that young people could better serve the people by contributing to new industries and businesses in the new era.

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• EU4Youth cancels grant call to adapt to impact of war in Ukraine

  In response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, the EU4Youth programme has announced that it has decided to terminate its call for proposals “EU4Youth phase III Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship: Fostering Youth Employment and Societal Change through Social Entrepreneurship”, which was published on 26 January 2022 and extended on 3 March.

  “Following the military aggression initiated by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the war in the country and the flood of refugees have comprehensively changed the demographic situation, social environment and labour market in Ukraine and other Eastern Partnership countries,” the programme said, adding that the need to address the immediate war-related needs and to build capacities for crisis response, including re-qualification, integration to labour markets, and development of entrepreneurship skills, had significantly impacted the context of EU4Youth Phase III. 

  In order to address these challenges, the priorities of the grant, and the requirements for applicants and procedures will be revised accordingly. 

  Depending on the situation, further information about the status of the call for proposals “EU4Youth phase III Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship: Fostering Youth Employment and Societal Change through Social Entrepreneurship” is planned to be announced until the end of April.

  All those interested in the programme and potential grant applicants should subscribe to the EU4Youth newsletter for updates.  

• Vakhtang Gomelauri held a meeting with the Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia, and EU Member States

  The Minister of Internal Affairs, Vakhtang Gomelauri held a meeting with the Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Georgia, Carl Hartzell, Ambassadors of the EU Member States (EU MSs), as well as the representatives of the EU MSs embassies.

  The meeting was attended by the Ambassadors of Austria, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Kingdom of Sweden and Slovenia. Furthermore, the representatives of the Embassies of Kingdom of Belgium, Bulgaria, Kingdom of Spain, Greece, Hungary and Kingdom of Netherlands participated in the meeting.

  During the meeting, parties discussed the upcoming local self-government elections of October 2 and the importance of conducting the election process in a safe and free environment.

  Vakhtang Gomelauri stated that the objective of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is to protect the public order and ensure the conduct of elections in a free, democratic and safe environment throughout the country. Accordingly, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is taking all appropriate measures defined by the law with the purpose of ensuring effective response to and prevention of crimes related to the election process.
  Vakhtang Gomelauri provided European partners with the detailed information regarding the investigative and operative measures undertaken by the Ministry within the ongoing investigations concerning the events of July 5-6.

  At the end of the meeting, the Minister of Internal Affairs expressed appreciation towards the Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia and the representatives of the EU MSs for their active and close cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.