Minister says Poland’s and Sweden’s FMs’ visit is a clear signal ahead of EaP summit
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Georgia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikheil Janelidze has met foreign ministers of Poland and Sweden in Tbilisi, and described the arrival as a "clear signal of support” ahead of the EU’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit scheduled for November 24.
I am sure the summit will be a success for Georgia, as well as for the EaP and the EU. The summit will once again confirm the support for Georgia’s European intentions and will specify concrete practical steps that will ensure benefits for our people,” Georgia’s foreign minister said.
Foreign Minister @margotwallstrom reiterated #Sweden's firm support for #Georgia's European aspirations and #EU integration process @SweMFApic.twitter.com/kQOyguw78c
— MFA of Georgia (@MFAgovge) November 14, 2017
Janelidze underscored that the arrival of the Foreign Minister of Poland Witold Waszczykowski and Foreign Minister of Sweden Margot Elisabeth Wallstrom several days before the summit is a "clear signal of the support from the nations.”
Georgia's PM met the foreign ministers and thanked them for their support to Georgia. Photo by Prime Minister's press office.
The support is of highest value and we have seen the result of the support. Currently Georgia is an associated partner of the EU, integrated in the EU market with the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area agreement. Since the implementation of the DCFTA in 2014 the EU has become the number one trade partner for Georgia,” Janelidze said.
The recent report of the European Commission has also approved Georgia is the EU’s key ally in the region,” Janelidze said.
The report was also highlighted at the Polish and Swedish foreign ministers’ meeting with Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili.
Kvirikashvili thanked the ministers for their support prior to the EaP summit and for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
You can count on Poland as a member of the UN Security Council,” the Polish FM said.
The ministers stated Georgia is a "leader of the EaP” that will be confirmed at the summit in Brussels, Prime Minister’s press office reported.
- EaP is a joint initiative involving the EU, its Member States and six Eastern European Partners: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova And Ukraine.
- It is a specific dimension of the European Neighbourhood Policy.
- The Eastern Partnership aims at building a common area of shared democracy, prosperity, stability and increased cooperation, the EU official webpage reads.
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.
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 Visegrad Group (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) reaffirms its strong support for the Eastern Partnership and considers it a key factor in the stability of Eastern Europe.
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.
Building stronger relations between the European Union (EU) and its Eastern Partners will lead to better lives for the people in our countries, say the Polish and Swedish foreign ministers.
The European Parliament says that three Eastern Partners – Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova – have done well with their reform agenda so they deserve to be offered greater benefits at the upcoming Eastern Partnership summit.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has thanked European partners and friends of Georgia for their support following the European Parliament’s positive recommendations ahead of the Eastern Partnership summit.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has hosted his Moldovan counterpart Pavel Filip, who is on his first official visit to Georgia. Kvirikashvili addressed Filip as a "dear friend” and stressed that Moldova is a strategic ally for Georgia.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani, who is in Luxemburg to participate in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) ministerial, has stated today that Georgia has been recognised as an EaP leader country which has shown genuine progress on its EU path.