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Christian Danielsson has been mandated by President Michel, in cooperation with High Representative Borrell, to engage in the EU-backed mediation effort in Georgia, in follow up to the relaunch of the political dialogue during President Michel’s visit to Tbilisi on 1 March.
Mr. Danielsson will mediate the relaunched dialogue among Georgia s political parties, working closely with the Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, Carl Hartzell, with the aim to overcome the current political tensions in Georgia.
Mr. Danielsson will be travelling to Georgia in the coming days to engage with all stakeholders to the process.
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The new special envoy will head to Georgia in the coming days
BRUSSELS, March 9. /TASS/. President of the European Council Charles Michel appointed Christian Danielsson as his personal envoy to Georgia, who will mediate the dialogue between Georgia’s government and the opposition, the European Council’s press service said late on Monday. Christian Danielsson has been mandated by President Michel, in cooperation with [EU] High Representative [Josep] Borrell, to engage in the EU-backed mediation effort in Georgia, in follow up to the relaunch of the political dialogue during President Michel’s visit to Tbilisi on 1 March, the press service said.
European Council President Charles Michel has mandated Christian Danielsson to lead a EU-backed mediation effort in Georgia, in follow up to the relaunch of the political dialogue between the ruling Georgian Dream party and the opposition. The appointment comes shortly after Michel’s visit to Georgia earlier this month.
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Analysts warn that the repeated international attempts at mediation may not be enough to resolve the ongoing political crisis that continues to threaten Georgia’s European path.
In the latest intervention, European Council president Charles Michel arrived in Tbilisi on February 28 to attempt to bring the warring factions together.
His visit followed the February 23 detention of Nika Melia, chairman of the largest opposition United National Movement (UNM) party, in a police raid on their headquarters.
The opposition deemed both the case and the court verdict against Melia to be politically motivated and announced a series of regular public protests throughout March.