"Georgian Diaspora Living Abroad is Georgia's Intellectual, Demographic and Financial Wealth"
Fridon Injia, Chairman of the Parliamentary Political Group "European Socialists" stated about it at the sitting of the Committee on Diaspora and Caucasus Issues in the Parliament of Georgia, where they discussed migration and modern migration processes.
Natia Kvitsiani, Program Coordinator of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), presented information on migration research and support for attracting and facilitating diaspora investment at the Committee meeting.
Fridon Injia believes that it is important and necessary to systematize the analysis of the diaspora in different countries abroad, based on their capabilities.
"Up to one million Georgian citizens are in Russia, probably there will be another 500 thousand in other countries. Here, where did we lose the rest? This is interesting and in general I think that such a search for Georgians, Georgian surnames is very important. I believe that it is necessary to systematize them. What do they do, what business do they have, where do they live? All this should be done in order to analyze how we can use their capabilities. What do I have in mind and where am I going? Every person who lives abroad is our wealth. It would be great if these files had an analysis by country. I mean to use their knowledge in our country. Let's use their capital", said Fridon Injia at the committee meeting.
"Georgians really need us to get back on our feet somehow. Again with the diaspora, their cases, doctors, agricultural specialists, and it would be very good if these files had systematized information by country. It would be very interesting", said Fridon Injia.
According to the chairman of the political group, it is necessary to work with the committee to attract the maximum number of diaspora.
Fridon Injia expressed hope that the issue would be supported by the Diaspora Committee.