The Steering Commission on Universal-Public Consideration discussed the Draft Constitutional Changes in Ozurgeti today.

At the meeting with the population, the Commission, chaired by the Speaker, Shalva Papuashvili, discussed the Draft Constitutional Changes and the Draft Constitutional Law on Protection of Family Values and Minors.

As the Speaker, Shalva Papuashvili stated, the Constitutional Changes provide our attitude to the public cohabitation style, social peace and cultural values.

“The meeting today is dedicated to hearing your positions, ideas and remarks regarding the Changes and your support for the Draft”, - he stated.

According to the Majority Leader, Mamuka Mdinaradze, the different human rights in any direction shall be protected; however, at the same time, we need to protect our future generations from the propaganda of the non-traditional lifestyle.

“I believe, centuries shall pass and the Georgian people will cherish the vision as is the pathos provided in the Draft Constitutional Laws. On the one hand, we stress that all human rights shall be protected indeed. We need to position ourselves that regardless of lifestyle, the rights of every person shall be strictly protected. Years ago, we adopted the Anti-Discriminative Law and the Constitution stipulates diverse guarantees and naturally, human rights shall be strictly protected. Even if one person expresses a different orientation, his/her rights shall as well be protected. Besides, the propaganda of a non-traditional lifestyle shall be excluded and protect our future generations from a hazardous pseudo-liberal impact”, - he stated.

The Commission members David Matikashvili, Tengiz Sharmanashvili, Sozar Subari, Pridon Injia and Shalva Kereselidze overviewed the Constitutional changes.

Paragraph 3 is introduced to Article 30 of the Constitution in the formulation as follows: “protection of family values and minors shall be safeguarded under the Constitutional Law of Georgia, which is an integral part of the Constitution of Georgia”. As for the Draft Constitutional Law on Protection of Family Values and Minors, it consists of 8 paragraphs and stipulates family values. The consideration of the Draft Constitutional Laws initiated by the Majority MPs in the regions started on April 22. This week, the consideration will be also held in Batumi, Zugdidi and Mestia.