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CURRICULUM VITAE - AVTANDIL OTINASHVILI Date of Birth: February 11th 1962 Marital Status: Married Nationality: Georgian Language Skills: Native Georgian Speaker Speaking Reading Writing French Fluent Fluent Fluent English Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Russia Fluent Fluent Fluent Present Position & Company. Profession: Journalist Education: 1983 - 89 Tbilisi State University. 1991-96 Tbilisi Institute of Foreign Languages (French). Professional Experience Record: 2010-up to present XINHUA News Agency as a Journalist in Georgia, Tbilisi. 2014-up to present NEWS DAY GEORGIA news agency as a Chief Editor. 1996- -up to present CAUCASUS PRESS news agency - Executive Director. 2000-up to present Président section Georgienne de la presse francophone. 1996-2005 Contribution to the Georgian newspaper “Rezonancy” and “24 Saati”. 1991-96 Editor of the Georgian Department, Vice-President of the independent news agency "Iprinda". Contribution to the first Georgian newspaper "Iveria-Express". 1988-91 N138 Secondary School Teacher of history and Executive Director. 1983-88 "Agregat" factory Engine fitter. 1982-83 Tbilisi State University, Watchman. Additional Information: 1991-96 Participation in mass media workshops and conferences organised by local and international organisations. Contribution with "Le Monde" in Abkhazia during the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. 1994 - February, Visit to France, Paris in official delegation accompanying President of Georgia Edward Shevardnadze. 1996 - March, Participation in skill-improvement courses in Paris on the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France and on recommendation of the French Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Georgia. 1997 - June, Participation in skill-improvement courses in Berlin, Hamburg, and Bonn on the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany and German Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Georgia. 1999 - July, Three weeks on-the-job at "Le Monde"- France and Belgium (Lovanium International Management Centre) within TACIS - Work Attachment Program focused on open-market economy management systems. 27 – 30 November 2000, Paris, France - participation in 32e Assises de la presse francophone. 2000 October – Participation international exhibition EXPO -2000 in Hanover, Germany. 27 April - 4 May 2000 - trained in Austria and France on the OSCE program of independent media support and development. April - June, 2001 – Attended six two-hour training seminars in Tbilisi, on the European Union Activities in Georgia in the following fields: European Union - Georgia Relations; European Union – TACIS Programme; Democracy, Human Rights and Anti-corruption; Energy, Transport and Environment; Rehabilitation of Territories Affected by Conflicts and Assistance to Border Guards; Food Security and Agriculture, Food and Humanitarian Aid. April - 2005 - trained in Strasbourg on the Council of Europe. 18 - 24 September 2006, Bucarest, Roumanie - participation in 38e Assises de la presse francophone. 15 December 2006 Participation in the Kyiv Initiative Regional Programme will be launched on at a ministerial conference hosted by the Romanian government in Bucharest. 13-14 September 2007 Participation in the European Meeting on the a pan-European conference on the Ethical dimensions of the information society: Ethics and Human rights in the information society, organized in conjunction with UNESCO and the French Commission for UNESCO. 5-6 November 2008 Participation in the Regional European Meeting of the World Programme for Human rights Education on the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. 1-4 June 2010, Rabat, Maroc - participation in 42e Assises de la presse francophone. 23.11-13.12. 2011, participation of the Radio and Television Seminar for Journalists of Developing Countries. Beijing, China. 22-24 March 2011 participation of the 20th Session of the Congress in Strasbourg, Palais de l’Europe. 23-27 January 2012 participation of the PACE winter session of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, Palais de l’Europe. 9.05 – 5.06. 2014, participation of the Workshop on learning Chinese for diplomatic officials of Russian-speaking countries. Beijing, China. 2-4 May 2018 participation in the Media Convention in Berlin with the OPEN Media Hub. Project implemented by a Consortium led by Thomson Foundation.