Georgian Prime Minister meets with European high officials in Brussels
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Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili is participating in the fifth Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels, Belgium today.
On the sideline of the event he held bilateral meetings with different European officials.
Kvirikashvili also met with President Jean-Claude Juncker of the European Commission.
In the framework of #EaPSummit met @JunckerEU. Spoke a/ our achievements, the positive dynamics of #EUGeorgia relations and the agenda on bilateral cooperation. #Georgia is ready to take even more active steps towards closer relations with the #EU. pic.twitter.com/pPVRRNwVPr
— Giorgi Kvirikashvili (@KvirikashviliGi) November 24, 2017
The parties discussed the achievements of Georgia as the Eastern Partnership’s flagship, positive development dynamics in Georgia-EU relations, and the bilateral relations agenda, Kvirikashvili’s press office said.
As it was pointed out during the meeting, Georgia is ready to take even more active steps to further draw closer to the EU.
Juncker commended Georgia’s reforms and congratulated Kvirikashvili on the successful municipal elections.
Kvirikashvili also held a meeting with his Finnish counterpart Juha Sipila.
Met the PM of #Finland@juhasipila. Discussed the deepening of #economic relations and the growing tendency of #trade turnover which exceeded 40% in 2017 between our countries. #EaPSummithttps://t.co/XCbutFWBdnpic.twitter.com/qt1KMpp0SG
— Giorgi Kvirikashvili (@KvirikashviliGi) November 24, 2017
The meeting concentrated upon the issues on the agenda of Eastern Partnership Summit as well as the bilateral cooperation across various sectors.
"The parties discussed the prospects of intensification of economic relations and growing dynamics of trade turnover, which exceeded 41% in 2017”, Kvirikashvili’s press office said.
In this context, particular attention was paid to the role of the joint business forum that was held in Tbilisi and the Georgian-Finnish Business Council that was founded in Helsinki. It was noted that the existing positive dynamic will continue.
Kvirikashvili informed his Finnish counterpart on the progress achieved by Georgia on the path of European and Euro-Atlantic integration, implemented reforms and the leading positions of the country in various international ratings.
He also congratulated the Prime Minister and people of Finland on the 100th anniversary of independence.
Prime Minister Sipila reaffirmed his strong support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia.
A meeting was held with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko too.
Held a meeting with Ukrainian President @poroshenko in #Brussels. Discussed the perspective of deepening bilateral relations between our countries and the #European and #EuroAtlantic aspirations of #Georgia and #Ukraine. #EaPSummitpic.twitter.com/WsGEjx7ITL
— Giorgi Kvirikashvili (@KvirikashviliGi) November 24, 2017
The parties discussed the Eastern Partnership Summit, along with bilateral relations and the European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations of Georgia and Ukraine.
At the beginning of the meeting, the leaders emphasised the friendly relations and strategic partnership between the two countries.
"I am delighted to meet with my partner and dear friend. I am happy to see that our political, economic, and cultural relations are developing very actively. I deeply appreciate our personal relations, including the recent SMS about winning a football game. I am convinced that our relations have immense potential for growth”, the Poroshenko said.
Kvirikashvili spoke of the potential for further developing bilateral relations.
"We welcome the growing bilateral relations. For us, our presence here is very important. We have similar ambitions, European and Euro-Atlantic goals, which define not only the external but also the internal agendas of our countries”, he said.
"We are here to discuss our future relations, and the potential of our bilateral relations is much deeper and much wider”.
The parties also discussed regional challenges and the situation in the occupied territories, and expressed mutual support of the two countries’ territorial integrity and sovereignty.
While in Brussels, Kvirikashvili is also scheduled to meet with the Swedish and French prime ministers and the Latvian President.
Leaders from the EU member states and the six Eastern Partner countries have convened in Brussels today for the fifth Eastern Partnership summit. The event aims to deepen ties between the EU and Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus.
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EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini says that the European Union and the Eastern Partnership (EaP) need each other to carry out a "very ambitions EU program” which should be carried out by 2020.
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Georgia’s success has been pointed out unanimously, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said summarising today’s Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels, Belgium. PM Kvirikashvili said "everyone emphasised how we are succeeding in the implementation of our ambitious reform agenda and the consolidation of democracy”.