Romania first to ratify Association Agreement with Georgia
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Georgia’s Foreign Minister has welcomed Romania as the first European Union (EU) member state to ratify the EU’s Association Agreement with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
The AA deals were signed by country and EU representatives in Brussels on June 27.
The Upper House of the Romanian Senate ratified the agreements at a session yesterday, July 3.
Georgia’s Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze praised the move. She said: "I would like to thank the representatives of Romania's executive and legislative bodies. Ratifying this agreement before Georgia is a gesture of goodwill on behalf of our great friend, Romania.
She said the Georgian Government was deeply grateful for their decision, in which both chambers of Romania's Parliament voted unanimously.
The document will be fully enforced once it has been ratified by the Parliaments of all EU's member states as well as by the European and Georgian Parliaments.
Parliament of Moldova ratified its AA with the EU on July 2. The Georgian Parliament planned to ratify the document later this month.
The Romanian Government has approved three Bills at a special Governmental session about ratifying the Association Agreement (AA) between the European Union (EU) and Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
The Georgian Prime Minister and leaders from Moldova, the Czech Republic, Serbia and Slovakia were invited informally by Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta to visit his residential palace on June 22.
A delegation of Romanian government members, lead by the country’s Prime Minister Victor Porta, are enjoying an official visit to Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili hosted his Romanian counterpart Victor Ponta at the State Chancellery today.
Usupashvili believed Romania’s position was "unchangeable” and the country’s relations with Georgia was a priority.
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Parliament of Georgia announced it will ratify the country’s Association Agreement (AA) with the European Union (EU) on July 1
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A European Commission high official and Foreign Ministers of several countries will attend the ratification of Georgia’s European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA) on July 18.
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Foreign Minister of Romania Bogdan Aurescu is expected to spend two days in Georgia this month on an official visit.
The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili, is gearing up to pay an official visit to Romania later this month.
Croatia has completed the ratification process of the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA) after the country’s president signed the final document.
The Senate of Czech Republic has completed the procedure for ratifying the Association Agreement (AA) made between Georgia and the European Union (EU).