The Prime Minister congratulated Antonio Guterres on his re-election as Secretary General and thanked him for supporting Georgia in the fight against the pandemic.

The Prime Minister underlined the personal support of the UN and the Secretary General for Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty, and noted that the Government of Georgia appreciates the UN involvement in the process of peaceful settlement of the conflict. According to Irakli Gharibashvili, the UN Secretary General's Report on the state of Internally Displaced Persons from Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions of Georgia, the resolutions of the UN General Assembly and the UN Human Rights Council are the most important mechanism to maintain the dire humanitarian situation in the occupied territories at a high level on the international agenda.

The focus was on the security and humanitarian situation in the occupied territories of Georgia. The role of the UN in the Geneva international discussions was emphasized and the need to achieve concrete, tangible results in this format was noted. The Head of Government spoke about the importance of UN involvement and decisive steps in restoring the format of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism in Gali.

According to the Prime Minister, the Georgian government is committed to the policy of peaceful settlement of the conflict, which aims to de-occupy Georgian territories and restore trust between the societies divided along the occupation line. The meeting between the Prime Minister of Georgia and the UN Secretary General was held in New York within the framework of the UN General Assembly.

The 76th session of the UN General Assembly is underway in New York. The Georgian delegation, led by Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili, includes Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs, Davit Zalkaliani, Minister of Education and Science, Mikheil Chkhenkeli and Head of the Government Administration, Ilia Darchiashvili.

The Prime Minister of Georgia will address the participants of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on September 24.