User:Giosal/I am Georgian, and therefore, I am European

thumb|300x300px|Speech of Zurab Zhvania I am Georgian and, therefore, I am European — historical speech of the speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, Zurab Zhvania, from the 40th seat at the session of Parliament Assembly of the Council of Europe on January 27, 1999, during which Georgia became the member.

Georgia became a member of Council of Europe on January 27, 1999, at 12:00 CET (15:00 GET). Parliament Assembly of Council of Europe unanimously supported the membership of Georgia in Council of Europe.

After voting, the speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, Zurab Zhvania, addressed the Parliament Assembly of the Council of Europe with a speech.

According to Zurab Zhvania, Georgia plays an important role in the creation of the new regional architecture and the concept of restoration of Silk Road leads to completely new regional cooperation, which will bring the stability to the region. According to his statement, this will be the contribution of Georgia to the architecture of security in Europe. Zurav Zhvania expressed hope that soon the neighbors of Georgia - Armenia and Azerbaijan would also become members of Council of Europe.

