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

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Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Otar Shamugia meets with Petr Hladik, Minister of Environmental Protection of the Czech Republic.

The meeting was held within the framework of the Georgia-Czech Republic Business Forum.

According to Mr. Otar Shamugia, Georgia supports strengthening bilateral relations with the Czech Republic at the state and private sector levels, and today, the activation of collaboration with partner nations is crucial as Georgia awaits the status of the European Union candidate country.

 "Georgia has taken significant steps toward fulfilling its obligations under the Association Agreement with the European Union. The reforms were carried out in the environmental protection field; Important legislative acts have been adopted, which comply with EU directives. We have made commitments on climate change under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Georgia will do everything possible to fulfil its commitments and goals. However, our partner nations' assistance and the support of the private sector play a crucial role in this process. We appreciate that the Czech Republic is one of the partner countries that actively collaborates with Georgia in agricultural and environmental protection areas. Through joint efforts, we are ready to enhance our ties and achieve significant results", said Mr. Otar Shamugia.

"Good relations and long-standing cooperation in agriculture and environmental protection areas bind the Czech Republic and Georgia. We support the creation of protected areas in Georgia and the adoption of environmental laws. We want to expand our collaboration in geology and environmental monitoring, considering that these are one of Georgia's challenges. We have already taken the route that Georgia is currently taking toward European integration, and we are ready to assist the Georgian side in fulfilling the obligations that will help in this process," said Mr. Petr Hladik.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the current situation in the environmental protection field, ongoing projects and priority directions for deepening cooperation between the Ministries.


The Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, Mr. Solomon Pavliashvili, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Georgia, Mr. Petr Kubernat, Deputy Chair of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Mr.  Michael Steffi and representatives of relevant agencies of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Czech Republic attended the meeting.