Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia

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Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Mr. Solomon Pavliashvili met with the Deputy Head of Mission of Norway’s Embassy to Georgia, Mr Marko Soldik.

In the course of the meeting, the parties discussed the resolution on plastic pollution, as one of the most pressing environmental issues, which was adopted at the UN Environmental Assembly (UNEA 5.2). This draft resolution aims to establish an intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) with a mandate to negotiate a legally binding global agreement to address plastic pollution with the objective of reducing discharge of plastics into the environment by covering all stages of the plastic life cycle and by adopting a circular economy approach to plastics.

The parties agreed to schedule a working meeting for experts of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia and the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environmental Protection. At the working meeting both sides will hold a thorough discussion upon the resolution, which will be submitted to the Environmental Assembly (UNEA), the sides will also highlight issues, regarding Georgia’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and it’s commitments to the negotiation process.