Ms Nino Goguadze:

I thank the committee for inviting me. It is the first committee meeting I have attended and it has been very interesting to look at the issues involved from the perspective of different countries. Georgia applies very high standards of freedom of expression and freedom of speech, although I would say we apply more American, rather than European, standards. Stakeholders in Georgia are very reluctant to regulate freedom of expression in this or that way, or the Internet and so on. This discussion has given me some ideas to take back home to discuss with my colleagues and political party representatives. It is a unique format. We have to work together to deal with the challenges all of our societies are facing.