Michael Roth, Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel, met with Georgian LGBT activists.
“Representatives of the LGBT community in Georgia experience discrimination and pressure. I met with Mariam and Giorgi, two brave activists who struggle for winning respect, equality and diversity. They need solidarity and support,” Minister wrote in the social network.
Michael Roth is participating in the International Conference “Ten years of Valued Partnership – Passed Way and Perspectives” taking place in Batumi city of Adjara region. The Batumi International Conference is dedicated to the 10thanniversary of the establishment of the Eastern Partnership Initiative.