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The National Statistical Office of Georgia is 105 years old. In this regard, a celebration ceremony dedicated to the anniversary date, was held. Approximately 200 guests attended the ceremony, among them were members of the Government of Georgia and the parliament, representatives of international organizations and media, and GeoStat employees.
Gogita Todradze, Executive Director of GeoStat delivered a welcoming speech. According to him, the 105th anniversary is the most important date in the history of existence of the statistics office. The head of the office also talked about the challenges and reforms that are being implemented in GeoStat today. Gogita Todradze thanked each employee for the fruitful work.
Heads of statistical offices of the European Union, candidate countries, Eastern Partnership and Central Asian countries and high-level representatives of international organizations came to Georgia to participate in the event related to the 105th anniversary. The ceremony was attended by the Heads of the NSOs of the following countries Bulgaria, Moldova, Albania, Armenia Azerbaijan, Republic of Tajikistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz republic. The high officials congratulated the GeoStat with 105th Anniversary.
The invited guests watched several videos specially prepared by GeoStat for this occasion. Among them, a documentary film dedicated to the 105-year history of statistics. The film is based on historical facts, the history of the establishment of the office and its development during the century. During the ceremony, Gogita Todradze presented certificates of honor to the distinguished employees of GeoStat, who have dedicated 55 years of work to the statistics system. The Executive Director awarded all former heads of the National Statistics Office with GeoStat anniversary coins and acknowledging their significant contributions to the development of the statistical system.