Maka Botchorishvili Meets with the Regional Director of the UN Development Coordination Office for Europe and Central Asia

On 30 April 2025, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maka Botchorishvili held a meeting with Gwi-Yeop Son, Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia at the UN Development Coordination Office.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the productive and ongoing cooperation between Georgia and the United Nations, focusing on key priority areas and future plans.

The conversation highlighted Georgia’s national development priorities, with particular emphasis on regional, economic, and infrastructure-related strategies, and explored opportunities for enhanced collaboration with the UN in these sectors.

Special attention was given to the UN’s support in implementing the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Minister Botchorishvili reaffirmed the Georgian Government’s commitment to active engagement in the implementation process, including in the development of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2026–2030.

The discussion also addressed the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in Georgia’s occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali, resulting from the ongoing Russian occupation.

As part of her visit to Georgia, the UN representative is also holding meetings with members of the executive government and sectoral ministries.