On July 15, 2022, the Ambassador of the European Union and Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia, Carl Hartzell, paid a farewell visit to the Public Defender’s Office and met with Public Defender Nino Lomjaria and Deputy Public Defender Giorgi Burjanadze.

The Public Defender thanked the Ambassador for the great political, financial, and educational assistance that the EU Delegation to Georgia has been providing to the Public Defender’s Office for years. Carl Hartzell expressed his deep respect and wished success to the Public Defender and her Office.

In addition, the prospects of Georgia moving closer to the EU and continuing democratic reforms, including the ongoing procedural and substantive processes in this direction, were also discussed at the meeting.