Ms Eka Tkeshelashvili has been Georgia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs since May 2008. Prior to that she was Georgia’s General Prosecutor and Minister of Justice. A lawyer by training, Ms Tkeshelashvli has also worked for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the Red Cross.
In her IISS speech, Ms Tkeshelashvili discussed this summer’s Russo-Georgian War, the 6 point plan and the EU’s involvement in brokering a peace agreement. She also spoke about the current reality on the ground and what she believes will be Russia’s behaviour in the future. Finally, she approached the issue of Georgia’s current and future relationship with the EU and NATO.
This meeting was chaired by Dr Oksana Antonenko, Senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the IISS, and took place on the fifth floor at Arundel House.
