The official presentation of 4 joint Georgian-Abkhazian publications and 4 feature documentaries took place in Tbilisi on 22 June. This included the outcomes of Council of Europe Project “Archive Management” (2015-2023), which has been carried out in the framework of the Council of Europe Confidence Building Measures Programme, with the direct support of the Office of State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and Civil Equality and active involvement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and Civic Equality Tea Akhvlediani, delivered the welcome address. Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Aleksandre Darakhvelidze, and First Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia and Chairman of the Interim Commission on De-Occupation Issues Giorgi Volski also addressed the audience, as well as the Head of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia, Natalia Voutova.
The publications and films, as listed below, were presented in the presence of Ms Anna Capello, Head of Division at the Directorate of Political Affairs and External Relations of the Council of Europe; Ms Tamar Kochoradze, responsible for the aforesaid project and Head of Department of Policy Analysis, Planning and International Relations, Office of the State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality and Mr Badri Cherkezishvili, Director of the Archive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.
The event gathered members of the Parliament and Government of Georgia, representatives of diplomatic missions and international organisations, as well as civil society and academia.
The publications and films, as listed below, were presented in the presence of Ms Anna Capello, Head of Division at the Directorate of Political Affairs and External Relations of the Council of Europe; Ms Tamar Kochoradze, responsible for the aforesaid project and Head of Department of Policy Analysis, Planning and International Relations, Office of the State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality and Mr Badri Cherkezishvili, Director of the Archive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.
The event gathered members of the Parliament and Government of Georgia, representatives of diplomatic missions and international organisations, as well as civil society and academia.
Publications presented:
- First publication: “Duripshi Gathering 1931”
- Second publication: “The Valley without Soviet Power”
- Third publication: “Muhajir Movement 1867”
- The fourth publication: “World War II, lists of recruits from the Abkhaz ASSR 1939-1945”
Films presented:
- “The Valley without Soviet Power”
- “Protest”
- “The great Terror in Abkhazia”
- “Mukhadjirstvo/Makhadjirstvo – 1867”
Link to the press release on the web site of the Georgian State Minister
