The Georgian Think Tank - Geocase and the Georgian Strategic Analysis Center (GSAC) established the Bipartisan Academic Platform for National Unity. In the framework of this platform, parties prepared the Declaration of National Unity with the focus on critical topics of Georgia’s domestic and foreign policies (De-occupation, European, Euro-Atlantic integration, enhancement of democratic institutions, defense and security, economy, education, health care, and a fair policy of social protection). 
 

The purpose of the Bipartisan Academic Platform for National Unity is to promote reducing polarization in society and create a multilateral cooperation space, which will be based on the common values that should initially encourage civil society and academia, as well as the broader parts of the public. The project is sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Georgia.
 

Dr. Khatuna Burkadze, Director of Foreign Policy Studies at Geocase, and Prof. Tornike Sharashenidze, Co-founder of the Georgian Strategic Analysis Center presented the Declaration of National Unity within Bipartisan Academic Platform for National Unity at Telavi State University.  They met youngsters, representatives of academia and civil society. 
 

“Georgian society takes a unified and consolidated position on the constitutional priority of joining the European Union. This fact should be taken into consideration by political parties. Politicians should understand the importance of depolarization. We need to reach a consensus for consolidating efforts to create a common agenda to implement the twelve recommendations. This process will accelerate Georgia’s European integration, which is our civilizational choice,” – underlined Dr. Khatuna Burkadze.
 

Prof. Tornike Sharashenidze, Co-founder of the Georgian Strategic Analysis Center spoke about the importance of Bipartisan Academic Platform for National Unity as well. 
 

The representatives of Geocase and the Georgian Strategic Analysis Center (GSAC) – Dr. Khatuna Burkadze, Ambassador Valeri Chechelashvili, Major General (retired) Vakhtang Kapanadze, David Kapanadze, Giorgi Antadze, and Prof. Tornike Sharashenidze introduced the Declaration of National Unity in other cities including in Batumi, Zugdidi, Akhaltsikhe, Gori, Kutaisi and Tbilisi.