24 February 2010, 14:56
On Wednesday, Volodymyr Lytvyn, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, met David Bakradze, Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia.
In the beginning of the meeting, the Head of the Ukrainian Parliament expressed his gratitude for the visit of the Georgian delegation to Ukraine and appreciated strengthening of the political dialogue between the countries.
V.Lytvyn deems necessary "to resume pragmatic life", establishing sustainable dialogue within the authorities, and between the public and authorities.
The Parties discussed the prospects of bilateral political cooperation, stressing the significance of systemic work at the inter-parliamentary level. The heads of both parliaments expressed their concern with the development of efficient cooperation between the groups of friendship. The sides dwelled upon the coordination of efforts within the framework of international parliamentary organizations. "We have established good relations in this aspect", - V.Lytvyn stated.
V.Lytvyn and D.Bakradze discussed the issue of the Eastern Partnership and stated that "all members of the Eastern Partnership shall enjoy equal rights and opportunities, especially at the parliamentary level".
D.Bakradze stated that he visited Ukraine to congratulate it on the successful democratic and transparent election campaign that complied with the international standards.
On meeting his Georgian counterpart, V.Lytvyn stated that "cooperation between the Parliaments of both countries testifies of the dialogue between the nations". He is also convinced that parliament members can communicate "without diplomatic niceties", calling things by their right names.
V.Lytvyn supposes that "some unpleasant moments of the relations that provoke negative attitude of some Ukrainian politicians shall be left beside to focus on the crucial interests, taking into account historical facts, economic and political processes and growing instability of the globalizing world". "It is the people and countries that have much in common, that shall multiply efforts and increase capabilities of every country", - V.Lytvyn stated and added: "Only powerful, consolidated people and states can survive".