Armenian-Georgian Civil Society Dialogue Working group on Civil Society

1. Consultative Board for Armenian and Georgian EaP National Platforms Armenian-Georgian Civil Society Dialogue Working group on Civil Society

2. European integration of South Caucasus countries needs more efficient civil society involvement Regional framework of civil society involvement has to be developed in order to address the actual needs of region’s European integration Commitment to European integration agenda in Armenian and Georgian civil societies needs to be put in structured and synchronized framework of cooperation Regular information and experience sharing on democratic participation among Armenian and Georgian CSOs needs to be promoted Statement of need

3. Development of framework for joint activities on European and regional integration among Georgian and Armenian CSOs Purpose

4. To establish civil society network to facilitate dialogue between EaP National Platforms • To create a regular Consultative Board for EaP National Platforms of Armenia and Georgia • To establish a mechanism for immediate information exchange and response on urgent issues of concern based on European Integration agenda Objectives

5. To facilitate experience and information sharing on regular basis • To create an environment to support existing multilateral frameworks on issues related to European integration • To create online platform for regular communication between CSOs involved in National Platforms Objectives

6. Agreement on creation of bilateral Consultative Board on issues of mutual concern between EaP National Platforms in Armenia and Georgia • Election of delegates of Armenian and Georgian EaP National Platforms to the Board which will operate on regular (meeting once in two months) and permanent (online communication) basis; • Discussion and elaboration of recommendations on issues of mutual concern for EaP NPs: • Democracy, Human Rights and Rule of Law; • Economy and bilateral cooperation (including cross-border cooperation and synchronization of legislation on customs regulations); • Environment and sustainable development; • Etc. Activities

7. Facilitation and immediate sharing of experience and information among EaP NPs • Consulting relevant NPs on coordination with each other • Coordination of implementation, presentation and follow up of the annual bilateral monitoring on European integration in Armenia and Georgia • Facilitation of study visits of CSOs in Armenia and Georgia • Cooperation with respective national governments on issues of mutual concerns (based on European integration agenda) Activities

8. Implementation of activities on awareness raising in regards to Armenian-Georgian relations (via media) • Launching the web-portals by Each of the NPs which will be assisted by the Consultative Board in terms of reflecting information on ongoing developments in Armenia and Georgia • Publishing of biannual/annual joint/multilingual bulletins Activities

9. CSOs working on issues of bilateral Georgian-Armenian relations will be more involved in European integration frameworks • Skills to conduct joint activities on Armenian-Georgian relations will be improved • Elaboration of joint agenda on European integration will be in relevance with needs of democratic development of Armenia and Georgia • Culture of joint actions will be developed in general public • Confidence-building mechanisms in bilateral relations will be set in place Expected Results/Outcomes