Georgia’s Prime Minister will meet EU, NATO top officials in Brussels
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Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili is set to leave for Belgium today to participate in the third session of the European Union (EU)-Georgia Association Council.
The event was scheduled to take place on Friday, December 2.
During his three-day Belgium visit, Kvirikashvili will meet EU and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) top officials.
His trip will involve meetings with:
- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz
- President of the European Council Donald Tusk
- Vice Presidents of the European Parliament Manfred Weber and Gianni Pittella
- High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini
- European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn
- EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos
- EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Canete
- EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom
- Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs Elmar Brok
Kvirikashvili will visit Brussels together with several Cabinet members. His delegation will include Georgia’s Foreign Minister, Economy Minister, Defence Minister, Education Minister and State Minister for Euro-Atlantic integration.
This will be the first foreign visit for Kvirikashvili since he and his renewed Cabinet were approved by Parliament on November 26 following Georgian Dream's success at the Parliamentary Elections for the second time.
Georgia is making headway in the implementing of its Association Agenda, with a number of reforms, strengthening democracy and the rule of law as well as the economy, already being implemented says the European Commission.
Today is one of the most important days for Georgia on its European Union (EU) integration path as the country’s Association Agreement (AA) with the EU is fully and officially coming into force.
European Union (EU) top officials have recognised the progress Georgia has made to implement its Association Agreement (AA) and towards visa liberalisation.
"The partnership between the European Union and Georgia is a strong one and it will become even stronger in the coming years as we implement the agreement for the benefit of Georgia and the EU,” said High Representative Federica Mogherini following the important meeting.
Georgia’s Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze has explained why it could be very bad to postpone a visa waiver to the European Union (EU) for Georgian citizens when he spoke at the European Parliament yesterday.
President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz is satisfied with how Georgia conducted the October Parliamentary Elections and has offered his congratulations to the country's Prime Minister for his "very large victory”.
European Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos sat down with Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili yesterday in Brussels, Belgium and discussed migration and Georgia’s visa liberalisation issues.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has today met a high official from the European Union (EU) to discuss the role of the European Parliament in Georgia's visa-free travel process.
Georgia’s State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Viktor Dolidze will meet NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels today.