ARMENIAN-GEORGIAN CIVIL SOCIETY DIALOGUE WORKING GROUP ON CIVIL SOCIETY

Consultative Board for Armenian and Georgian EaP National Platforms

STATEMENT OF NEED European integration of South Caucasus countries

needs more efficient civil society involvement Regional framework of civil society involvement has

to be developed in order to address the actual needs of region’s European integration

Commitment to European integration agenda in Armenian and Georgian civil societies needs to be put in structured and synchronized framework of cooperation

Regular information and experience sharing on democratic participation among Armenian and Georgian CSOs needs to be promoted

PURPOSE

Development of framework for joint activities on European and regional integration among Georgian and Armenian CSOs

OBJECTIVES To establish civil society network to

facilitate dialogue between EaP National Platforms

To create a regular Consultative Board for EaP National Platforms of Armenia and Georgia

To establish a mechanism for immediate information exchange and response on urgent issues of concern based on European Integration agenda

OBJECTIVES To facilitate experience and information

sharing on regular basis To create an environment to support

existing multilateral frameworks on issues related to European integration

To create online platform for regular communication between CSOs involved in National Platforms

ACTIVITIES Agreement on creation of bilateral Consultative Board on

issues of mutual concern between EaP National Platforms in Armenia and Georgia

Election of delegates of Armenian and Georgian EaP National Platforms to the Board which will operate on regular (meeting once in two months) and permanent (online communication) basis;

Discussion and elaboration of recommendations on issues of mutual concern for EaP NPs: Democracy, Human Rights and Rule of Law; Economy and bilateral cooperation (including cross-

border cooperation and synchronization of legislation on customs regulations);

Environment and sustainable development; Etc.

ACTIVITIES Facilitation and immediate sharing of experience and

information among EaP NPs Consulting relevant NPs on coordination with each

other Coordination of implementation, presentation and

follow up of the annual bilateral monitoring on European integration in Armenia and Georgia

Facilitation of study visits of CSOs in Armenia and Georgia

Cooperation with respective national governments on issues of mutual concerns (based on European integration agenda)

ACTIVITIES Implementation of activities on awareness

raising in regards to Armenian-Georgian relations (via media)

Launching the web-portals by Each of the NPs which will be assisted by the Consultative Board in terms of reflecting information on ongoing developments in Armenia and Georgia

Publishing of biannual/annual joint/multilingual bulletins

EXPECTED RESULTS/OUTCOMES

CSOs working on issues of bilateral Georgian-Armenian relations will be more involved in European integration frameworks

Skills to conduct joint activities on Armenian-Georgian relations will be improved

Elaboration of joint agenda on European integration will be in relevance with needs of democratic development of Armenia and Georgia

Culture of joint actions will be developed in general public

Confidence-building mechanisms in bilateral relations will be set in place