Denmark ratifies EU-Georgia Association treaty

Denmark has ratified the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA).

Similarly, the European Parliament approved the EU-Georgia deal today in Strasbourg.

The vast majority of members of Danish Parliament (Folketinget) voted to ratify the AA deals with Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, stated the press centre of Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard welcomed the ratification on his twitter account, where he said he was "very happy that DK has just ratified” EU AAs with Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova.

Very happy that DK has just ratified EU Assoc Agrmnts w #Ukraine#Moldova & #Georgia. Important step towards closer cooperation #eudk#dkpol

— Martin Lidegaard (@martinlidegaard) December 18, 2014

"Important step towards closer cooperation,” Lidegaard tweeted.

So far 12 EU member states have ratified AA deals between Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine with the EU. These countries are Denmark, Sweden, Croatia, Romania, Hungary, Estonia, Slovakia, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania and Bulgaria.

EU association deals need to be ratified by all 28 EU member countries before they can be fully implemented.

The AA deals were signed by Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova and EU representatives in Brussels on June 27.