Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Congressman Mike Turner met with representatives of non-governmental organizations

Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Congressman Mike Turner, who are visiting Georgia, met with representatives of non-governmental organizations.

As the representatives of the civil sector stated after the meeting, the main topics of conversation at the meeting were the election environment and the influence of the "Russian law" on it.

"This year, in relation to Georgia, one of the most important and one can say the most important events that will take place in the coming months are the elections, therefore, we also talked about the election environment," said Nona Kurdovanidze, chairperson of the Association of Young Lawyers of Georgia.

According to her, at the meeting, the challenges of "Russian law" were also discussed.

"The discussion was about what challenge we, non-governmental organizations and the society as a whole are facing when the "Russian law" has already been adopted in Georgia and maybe in the coming days the organizations will become victims of monitoring," said Nona Kurdovanidze.

We remind you that Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Congressman Mike Turner paid an official visit to Georgia yesterday. Yesterday they held a meeting with the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, and today, after the meeting with the representatives of the non-governmental organization, they will meet with the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze.

According to the Embassy of the United States of America in Georgia, within the framework of the bipartisan visit, they will also meet with representatives of the private sector and political parties. Also, the senator and congressman will learn about the programs of the US government, which supports internally displaced persons, entrepreneurs and students.