Armenian-Georgian
Civil Society Dialogue
Open Society Georgia Foundation
Eurasia Partnership Foundation – Armenia
Development of the ArmenianGeorgian Civil Society Dialogue
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February 6-9, 2010: meeting of
representatives of the Armenian and
Georgian civil societies:
General trends of Armenian-Georgian relations
were discussed and five areas of potential
cooperation were identified (Civil Society,
Media, Culture/Science/Research, Bordering
Regions and Business)
26 joint project ideas were developed on actual
issues of Armenian-Georgian relations
Development of the ArmenianGeorgian Civil Society Dialogue
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April 11-12, 2011: joint study visit to
Javakhety region
Meetings with representatives of local
government, media and CSOs were conducted
in Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda
Joint report on the Study Visit was prepared
and presented to the participants of the
Armenian-Georgian Civil Society Dialogue in
Tbilisi on April 16
Development of the ArmenianGeorgian Civil Society Dialogue
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April 16-17, 2011: Second meeting in
frames of Armenian-Georgian Civil Society
Dialogue was held in Tbilisi, Georgia
Joint project proposals on five selected topics
were developed to present to donor community
and to seek for the fundraising
General recommendations to donor community
and national civil societies were adopted on
promotion of non-state actors’ involvement in
bilateral cooperation (within the context of
regional and European integration)
General recommendations to donor
community and national civil societies
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Need to develop and maintain local points of
stability and cooperation in South Caucasus
Need to develop bottom up initiatives on civil
engagement in cross-border cooperation
Need for confidence-building to promote better
understanding of regional unity
Need to support bilateral cooperation as a mean for
conflict prevention as well as identification of
ongoing problems, and advocacy for their solution
Need to develop bilateral formats as a basis for
regional cooperation throughout South Caucasus
General recommendations to donor
community and national civil societies
Need to maintain existing resources and
experience for communication
 Need to strengthen direct channels of
information exchange and maintain capacities of
mutual understanding
 Need for development of bilateral cooperation in
frames of European integration (EaP in
particular)
 Need to establish institutionalized infrastructure
of non-state relations to promote
democratization of the region
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