OSCE High Commissioner praises Georgia’s policy toward national minorities
By Jamila Babayeva
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili received the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Astrid Thors on February 19.
Thors appreciated the attitude of Georgian president and state policy regarding national minorities and protection of their rights, the president's administration reported.
"I am glad to hear that the president meets with various groups and cares about them," she said.
The meeting was also attended by OSCE HCNM Personal Advisor Sirpa Rautio, HCNM Senior Legal Adviser Vincent de Graaf and HCNM Senior Political Adviser Kaupo Kand.
During his Tbilisi visit, Thors also met with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
The sides discussed fulfillment of Georgia's commitments made when joining the Council of Europe.
Garibashvili thanked Thors for attention paid to Georgia.
As a part of her visit, Thors will visit the Samtskhe- Dzhaveheti and Kvemo Kartli regions, where national minorities live.
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