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EU, Eastern Partnership foreign ministers make plans for Brussels Summit

The non-formal discussion centred on practical steps for increasing resilience in cooperation between the EU and Eastern Partnership countries, particularly through strengthening security cooperation. Photo: MFA of Georgia
Agenda.ge, 08 Sep 2017 - 12:01, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze participated in a meeting of foreign ministers from the European Union (EU) Member States and Eastern Partnership countries in Tallinn, Estonia yesterday.

The non-formal discussion centred on practical steps for increasing resilience in cooperation between the EU and Eastern Partnership countries, particularly through strengthening security cooperation.

"It is important that we have been invited by Estonia, as a Council of the EU presidency holder, and foreign minister from the Eastern Partnership countries are given an opportunity to discuss future steps in an open and non-formal format with EU foreign ministers”, Janelidze said.

He added that within the Eastern Partnership, countries enjoy a different pace of development and integration, but it is important that the unity is maintained as all of these countries have shared goals.

The talks also focused on plans for the fifth Eastern Partnership Summit that will take place in Brussels on 24 November.

The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is an initiative of the EU governing its relationship with the post-Soviet states of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, intended to provide an avenue for discussions of trade, economic strategy, travel agreements, and other issues between the EU and its Eastern European neighbours.

While in Tallinn, Janelidze is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with European foreign Ministers. He have already met with his Austrian counterpart Sebastian Kurz who confirmed his country’s firm support for Georgia’s European aspirations.