On 16 December 2019, the Parliamentary Network on Diaspora Policies of the Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) will hold its next Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia. The conference is organised at the invitation of the Parliament of Georgia in the framework of the upcoming Georgian presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (27 November 2019 - May 2020). It will focus on “Diasporas’ active participation in state-building processes”. The main topics of discussions will be: the role of diasporas in the countries of origin and host countries; the way in which diasporas affect state-building processes; and the instruments that countries should provide to facilitate the impact of diasporas. You can also follow the Network on Facebook.