EU officials praise Georgia as frontrunner of Eastern Partnership
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Georgia is an exemplary state within the Eastern Partnership initiative, European Union (EU) officials told Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze today.
Senior officials from the EU – Thomas Mayr-Harting, Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia at European External Action Service and Christian Danielsson, the European Commission’s Director General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations – are in Tbilisi today for a two-day official visit.
"Georgia is a notably dynamic partner within the Eastern Partnership. It’s exemplary and impressive how Georgia aspires to the European market”, said Mayr-Harting while meeting with Janelidze today.
The parties discussed ongoing reforms under the Association Agreement and the European Neighborhood Policy.
Key issues and prospects of Georgia-EU relations were also discussed at the meeting. The discussion involved the new 2017-2020 Association Agenda and preparations for the upcoming 4th Eastern Partnership Summit to be held in Brussels, Belgium in November.
"Special attention was paid to the importance of finalising procedures for visa liberalisation in a timely manner, and hope was expressed that Georgia's citizens will enjoy visa-free travel in the nearest future”, the PM’s press office said in a statement.
The officials reaffirmed unwavering EU support for Georgia's territorial integrity within its internationally-recognised borders.
The Eastern Partnership is an EU initiative that provides a framework for discussing trade, travel and other strategic partnership agreements between the EU and the six states of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Georgia Janos Herman believes Georgia has never been so close to Europe as it is now.
Previously it was believed Georgia would receive the long-awaited EU visa waiver by the end of April 2017, but now European Parliament (EP) members are saying this could happen as early as the beginning of March.
The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has given yet another green light to Georgian visa liberalisation.
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Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze met with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev today during his two-day official visit to Azerbaijan.
Foreign Ministers of Visegrad Group (V4) reaffirmed their strong support to the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine with a joint statement.
Georgian State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Victor Dolidze and Deputy Foreign Minister Vakhtang Makharoblishvili have participated in the Georgia-Moldova-Ukraine trilateral consultations in the field of European integration.
The Eastern Partnership countries play a significant role in ensuring the economic, energetic and physical security of the European Union, says Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili will take part in the upcoming fifth Eastern Partnership Summit (EaP) in Brussels, Belgium on November 24.
Kvirikashvili has been officially invited by the President of the European Council Donald Tusk, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas.
Vice President of European Parliament Ryszard Czarnecki said Georgia holds an important place in the European family and is an essential part of the European culture, history and civilisation.