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Georgian MPs to join Sovereign Nations Alliance Summit in US at invitation of Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna

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Nikoloz Samkharadze

Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Parliament of Georgia Nikoloz Samkharadze, chair of the Education, Science and Youth Affairs Committee Mariam Lashkhi, and a member of the European Integration Committee Lika Shartava will attend the first Sovereign Nations Alliance Summit in the United States at the invitation of Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna.

The summit will take place between March 4 and 5, in Washington, D.C. under the honorary chairmanship of Congresswoman Luna.

As part of the two-day strategic dialogue, participants will discuss cooperation and the deepening of relations. The agenda will also focus on shaping a future-oriented path to counter globalist influence. Attendees are expected to reaffirm that free nations must determine their own destinies.

The event is organised by Turning Point Action, founded by American conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The organisation says its movement is based on sovereignty, accountability, and the fundamental right of nations to define their own path of development.

“At a time when unelected and illegitimate global institutions and transnational ideologies increasingly seek to erode democratic self-governance, our unified voices have never been more important”, Turning Point Action said.

“This summit brings together those committed to defending individual liberty, maintaining secure and sovereign borders, and protecting the free exchange of ideas - without fear of censorship, coercion, or retaliation from an increasingly centralised and collectivist global order”, the organisation concluded.

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