Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia agreed to establish an inter-Parliamentary assembly
The parliament speakers of Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova have agreed to establish an Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the three countries, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy stated at a press briefing in Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"Given the need for deepening cooperation in the Black sea area, I have kickstarted the establishment of a trilateral Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia, especially taking into consideration that our three countries have some of their territories occupied by the Russian aggressor," Parubiy said at a media briefing in Kyiv.
According to him, the parliament speakers of Moldova and Georgia have backed this initiative and it should be further elaborated by the parliamentary committees and adopted by the parliaments of the three countries.
"Hopefully, this will happen in the spring, and we will be able to hold a large-scale regional conference of the parliament speakers, the representatives of the parliaments of the Baltic and Black sea arc in Kyiv in early summer,” he added.
This is not the first recent initiative undertaken by the three countries. Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova also intend to establish a free trade zone.