Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili proposed to establish a Media Ombudsman in the country, and invites "the most reputable” international media experts to join in the initiative.
"I propose to establish the office of a Media Ombudsman, consisting of the most reputable international media rights observers. Today, I am publicly inviting the involvement of European media experts and specialists who have proved in deed their professionalism," Agenda.ge cited him as saying.
According to Kvirikashvili, the Office of Media Ombudsman will "continuously monitor the country’s media environment and development, including the processes involving Rustavi 2, the Public Broadcaster and the media environment as a whole”.
"We are open to cooperation. We are invested in protecting and empowering our institutions, and we will spare no effort to ensure the development of our country in accordance with European and democratic values,” he said.
Georgian Prime Minister added that "this is exactly how we treat the decision of the European Court of Human Rights regarding the application of an interim measure in the Rustavi 2 case”.
Kvirikashvili’s statement came after the European Court of Human Rights temporarily suspended the enforcement of the March 2 verdict of the Georgian Supreme Court regarding the ownership of broadcasting company Rustavi 2.
