The Chairman of the Adjara Government, Zurab Pataradze, along with his wife, Sophia Bakuridze, attended the forum on the occasion of International Youth Day.
The forum was opened by the Minister of Education and Sports of Adjara, Maia Khajishvili, who spoke about the importance of supporting the Regional Youth Center. The participants of the event were congratulated on International Youth Day by the Chairman of the Adjara Government, Zurab Pataradze, and the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the region, Tsotne Ananidze.
The Prime Minister noted that continuous cooperation with young people, their active involvement in decision-making, as well as supporting their ideas and initiatives are an important prerequisite for the development of the region.
“Young people are the intellectual resource, knowledge, and future of our country; therefore, their active involvement in decision-making and implementation of various projects is critical.” It is with them that we should plan new initiatives and create more opportunities. Thematic meetings will continue; we will listen and definitely consider the ideas of our young people regarding different projects and startups,” – said Zurab Pataradze.
At the forum, which was attended by more than 200 young people from six municipalities of Adjara, the head of the Regional Youth Center, Nino Dolidze, presented a presentation about the activities of the center, while the participants of the event presented their views on public policy issues and discussed strengthening the role of young people in the decision-making process.
Events dedicated to the International Youth Day continued with a festival, which will feature a wide range of cognitive and entertaining activities, as well as concerts featuring invited and local artists.
The forum was attended by representatives of the legislative and executive authorities of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, as well as representatives of local governments.
