The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia-Dimitri Shashkin and Public Defender –Giorgi Tughushi signed a collaboration memorandum between the Ministry, Public Defender and National Minority Council.

The memorandum will facilitate civil integration of national minorities’ and protection of their rights. The aforementioned document will serve as a warrant for systematic collaboration between the Ministry, Public Defender and National Minority Council.

The MES has been implementing important projects in respect with integration of national minorities’. One of the projects is “Georgian language for future success”, which was presented in the framework of the event. The project implies enhanced teaching of the official language.

According to the memorandum, the projects developed by the Ministry in respect with civil integration of national minorities will be implemented in close collaboration between Public Defender and the co-located National Minority Council.