Georgian President kicks off European Days 2017
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Georgia is a country oriented on European and Euro-Atlantic integration, Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili said at today’s event in the Rike Park in central Tbilisi celebrating the European Days 2017.
This political choice does not have an alternative because it is the choice that the Georgian society sets for those politicians that govern the country”, President Margvelashvili said.
Margvelashvili said Georgia is the leading Eastern Partnership country that makes the most courageous steps towards the European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
Rike Park in central Tbilisi is the best place to be in Georgia’s capital today as the city is celebrating European Days 2017. Photo by President's press office
He thanked the Georgian Foreign Ministry, the State Ministry for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, Georgian ambassadors and European Union delegation to Georgia for making this political event into a public celebration.
EU Ambassador to Georgia Janos Herman said "today we are celebrating those new opportunities that exist between EU and Georgia”.
These are [the opportunities] of travelling, education, business, jobs. This is what we should be oriented on”, Herman said.
Georgia’s State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Viktor Dolidze said Georgia has never been so close to the EU as it is today. He said even the visa liberalization for Georgians to the EU/Schengen Area is enough proof.
We realise well how many steps we still have to make in future. [And] I am absolutely sure in our victory and success”, Dolidze said.
Each year Georgia hosts a series of events celebrating Europe and all its parts by hosting musical and theatre shows, educational activities and cultural celebrations. Photo by President's press office
The European Days in Georgia officially kicked off in the capital of Tbilisi today before spreading to the regions for a vast program of cultural, educational and entertainment events.
The celebration will end on May 25.
Rike Park in central Tbilisi is the best place to be in Georgia’s capital today as the city is celebrating European Days 2017.
Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Georgia Janos Herman believes Georgia has never been so close to Europe as it is now.
Rike Park in central Tbilisi is the best place to be in Georgia’s capital today as the city is celebrating Europe Days 2016. Festivities began in Tbilisi this afternoon before spreading to the regions for a vast program.
The European Union (EU) is the largest investor in Georgia and the biggest trade partner of the country, claims EU Ambassador to Georgia Janos Herman.
Georgia’s Minister on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration has held meetings with US Department of State officials ahead of the Eastern Partnership meeting and NATO summit.