Tbilisi. On February 1 and 2, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) organized an international Forum "The Prospects of Georgia's Democratic and Economic Development”. The Forum was held within the framework of the project "Strategic Plan Georgia 2020 – Strengthening Public Involvement”. The project is implemented by IDFI in cooperation with University of Bremen and with the financial support of Federal Foreign Office of Germany. 

''After the opening ceremony started the first panel discussion "Georgia’s European and Euro-Atlantic Aspiration”. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia – Mikheil Janelidze, State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Aspirations – David Bakradze, German Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Georgia – Bettina Cadenbach, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS) – Michael Emerson and Director of Georgian Center for Security and Development (GCSD) – Levan Dolidze participated in the panel discussion. The panel discussion that focused on the process and challenges of Georgia’s integration in NATO and the European Union, was moderated by the expert on defense and foreign policy issues – Mikheil Darchiashvili. After the speeches, the discussion continued with a Q&A session with the invited guests of the forum'', is noted in the statement. 

Source: idfi.ge