Georgia, Tbilisi, February 4 / Trend , N.Kirtskhalia/
At the 1076th meeting of Ministers' Deputies of the Council of Europe, held on 3 February 2010, Georgia's Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister for Reintegration Temur Yakobashvili presented to the decision-making body of the Organization the recently adopted "State Strategy of the Government of Georgia on the Occupied Territories of Georgia: Engagement though Co-operation", press and information department of Georgia's Foreign Ministry reported.
The presentation by Minister Yakobashvili was followed by the lively exchange of views, during which absolute majority of speakers welcomed the objectives of the State Strategy on the Occupied Territories of Georgia. The delegations of CoE member states emphasized the importance of the imminent Action Plan, which will complement the State Strategy. They also commended the openness of the Georgian authorities towards the involvement of all the main international actors, including the Council of Europe in the process of elaboration of the said Action Plan. The importance of CoE involvement in the drafting and subsequently in the implementation phases was robustly supported and it is expected that the modalities and format of CoE participation will be soon decided by the decision-making body of the Council of Europe.
Within next few months the State Minister plans to visit international institutions in Brussels, Vienna and New York to present to international community detailed vision of the Georgian Government regarding the engagement of those citizens of Georgia, who currently reside inside the Russian occupied regions of Georgia.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia expresses its gratitude to the Swiss Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for organizing this constructive and useful debate.
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