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Otar Shamugia meets his Czech Colleague in Dubai.

The  Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Mr. Otar Shamugia, paid a working visit to the United Arab Emirates.  Within the framework of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28), Mr. Shamugia met with the Minister for the Environment of the Czech Republic, Mr. Petr Hladík in Dubai.

The United Nations Conference of the Parties to Climate Change (COP28) is a multilateral decision-making platform on climate change issues, embracing almost all countries worldwide. More than 100,000 delegates participated in the ongoing Conference, which included various events.
During the meeting with his Czech colleague, Minister Shamugia stated that Georgia and the Czech Republic have a long history of friendship and effective collaboration.

"For many years, we have successfully cooperated with the Czech side, the Czech Development Agency in conducting research and developing caves in protected areas. Moreover, holding a conference and discussing critical issues within the framework of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) will contribute to an even more dynamic development of cooperation",  said Mr.  Shamugia.

"Georgia is waiting for the most significant decision. In just a few days, the European Council should decide on the candidate's status. Georgia has taken appropriate steps to fulfill the conditions- important for receiving candidate status. We had tangible progress, which was reflected in the analytical report of the European Commission published last year. European Union has properly evaluated our progress", said the Minister.

According to the Minister of Environmental Protection of the Czech Republic, Mr. Petr Hladik, the Czech Republic supports Georgia on its path to European integration and expressed his readiness to cooperate with the Georgian side in fulfilling environmental protection obligations.

" We are happy with the Georgia-Czech cooperation, particularly in the framework of new protected area initiatives. Moreover, we firmly support Georgia's rapprochement with the European Union and the path it should take in the future to become part of the European Union. Although it is important to have proper legislation, share principles, and join many common goals of the European Union, however, the path that Georgia has taken in this rapprochement process is also essential, and we are happy with the achieved result," said Mr. Petr Hladik.

The Minister for the Environment of the Czech Republic, Mr. Petr Hladík, invited Mr.  Shamugia to the Czech Republic to discuss issues of deepening cooperation.