Paris: Irakli Kobakhidsze the Prime Minister of Georgia visited Paris for the opening ceremony of the Olympic games. He also attended a crucial summit on the “Sport for sustainable development” here also.
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidsze himself shared this information on his social media handles. On his official Facebook page PM stated “In Paris together with the heads of states and governments participating in the Olympic Games I attended the summit “Sport for Sustainable Development.
The event organized by the French Development Agency (AFD) was opened with the speech of AFD’s Director General, Remy Riu. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the summit participants.”
The Prime Minister further stated “The event hosted about 500 participants, including heads of state and government, representatives of international organizations, and sporting federations.
I also attended a ceremonial reception on behalf of Thomas Bach President of the International Olympic Committee in honor of the guest leaders of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, held at the Louvre.”
The prime minister also shared glimpses of the event with the many dignitaries on Facebook. This is also the first sport for a sustainable development summit. This is the largest meeting on the sidelines of the Paris Olympics Games 2024.
The main motive behind organizing the summit is to initiate a strong movement to accelerate sport’s contribution to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Meanwhile the Paris Agreement for Sport and Sustainable Development has the support of more than sixty heads of state and different governmental organizations. The secretary-general of the United Nations also called for participation in the summit last September. The summit aim to highlight the ten main commitments.
Some of the commitments include making sports accessible at the school level. Another important issue that will be discussed is equality and inclusion for sportspersons to make physical activity and sports events more accessible.
