As part of his visit to Geneva, the Georgian Foreign Minister, Ilia Darchiashvili, held a meeting with the President of the UN Human Rights Council, Omar Zniber.

The Minister congratulated Omar Zniber on his election as President of the UN Human Rights Council and confirmed the Georgian side’s readiness to cooperate on all priority issues determined by the Council.

According to the ministry’s press office, Ilia Darchiashvili spoke about the activities of Georgia as a member of the UN Human Rights Council (2023-2025), including the protection of the rights of vulnerable groups – women, children, people with disabilities, minorities, internally displaced persons, and conflict-affected populations.

Discussions focused on the current human rights situation in the occupied territories of Georgia. The difficult humanitarian environment in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region and the need to introduce international monitoring mechanisms on the ground were noted.

Ilia Darchiashvili provided information to Omar Zniber on serious violations of human rights in the occupied regions, as well as on other illegal actions of the occupation regime, including the transfer of strategic facilities to the Russian Federation.

The Minister once again emphasized the need to support the resolution on “Cooperation with Georgia” and to keep the issue relating to the occupied territories of Georgia high on the agenda of the United Nations.

Talking points included the policy of peaceful settlement of the conflict, the Geneva International Discussions, and the role of the United Nations in this format. It was noted that the involvement of the international community is critically important for Russia to fulfill its obligations to withdraw its forces from the territory of Georgia, to give international security arrangements access to the Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions, and to ensure the return of internally displaced persons and refugees to their homes.