OSCE Permanent Council holds minute's silence in honour of Georgian Prime Minister
OSCE Permanent Council offered condolences to Prime Minister Zhvania's family, to the Georgian government and the people. (OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev) Photo details
VIENNA, 3 February 2005 - The OSCE Permanent Council held a minute's silence on Thursday in honour of Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania after his unexpected death.
The Chairman of the Permanent Council, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic of Slovenia, said the Slovenian Chairmanship had learned with great sadness of the Prime Minister's death.
"We are deeply shocked by this tragic news," he said. "Prime Minister Zhvania was an important figure who played a leading role in the transformation of Georgia and its development towards greater democracy and economic reform."
"He was also pivotal in the quest for a peaceful resolution of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, recently leading a constructive dialogue with all sides."
On behalf of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel and all participating States, Ambasssador Lenarcic offered his deepest condolences to Prime Minister Zhvania's family and to the Georgian government and people.
OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis also expressed his sympathy in a letter to Ambassador Giorgi Burduli, head of the Georgian Delegation to the OSCE, saying the Prime Minister's untimely passing had been a great shock.
The Chairman of the Permanent Council, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic of Slovenia, said the Slovenian Chairmanship had learned with great sadness of the Prime Minister's death.
"We are deeply shocked by this tragic news," he said. "Prime Minister Zhvania was an important figure who played a leading role in the transformation of Georgia and its development towards greater democracy and economic reform."
"He was also pivotal in the quest for a peaceful resolution of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, recently leading a constructive dialogue with all sides."
On behalf of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel and all participating States, Ambasssador Lenarcic offered his deepest condolences to Prime Minister Zhvania's family and to the Georgian government and people.
OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis also expressed his sympathy in a letter to Ambassador Giorgi Burduli, head of the Georgian Delegation to the OSCE, saying the Prime Minister's untimely passing had been a great shock.