Giorgi Chakvetadze, First Deputy Chairman of the Education, Science and Youth Affairs Committee, addressed the attendees at the opening ceremony of the Regional Youth Forum in Batumi.

In his address, he underscored the legal amendments introduced in the youth policy domain, the respective actions taken, and the outlined plans. He reviewed the activities aimed at improving the conditions of youth in the regions.

The Forum`s objective is to foster collaboration among municipalities, facilitate the development of joint projects, and facilitate the implementation of youth policies.

The three-day Forum focuses on: youth policy and regional challenges, informal education in the youth sphere, and the experience of the self-governing organizations in the youth policy implementation.

The Forum is structured within the Regional Youth Centre program "Intellectual, Cultural, and Career Development of the Youth", in collaboration with the Education, Science, and Youth Affairs Committee and the Tbilisi City Assembly. The Forum is held under the auspices of the "Youth Forum of Local Self-Governance", established with the initiative of the Sports and Youth Affairs Commission of the Tbilisi City Assembly in 2018, and is hosted by various municipalities on an annual basis.