President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Irakli Kobakhidze, and Director General for Enlargement at the European Commission Christian Danielsson opened the international conference in Batumi today.
Georgia is a leading country of the European process, President Margvelashvili said, adding that the resolution on Russian aggression which is going to be adopted by the European Parliament will clarify a number of issues.
"Those who observe the dynamic process of policy making in Georgia will see how actual Euro integration issues are in our daily agenda. They will see how important Euro integration is for Georgia and that the country is a leader in this process,” President Margvelashvili said.
On the other hand, the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikheil Janlidze mentioned that Georgia has been never so close to the European family as today. He also said that Georgia is perceived as a leader in European transformation process highlighting the importance of considering other countries’ experience as well.
"Recently, the Balkan countries have received a clear message from the EU that the open door policy and enlargement mechanism is still in force for them. This is also a clear message for Georgia and it is important to have more information about the way the Balkan countries are going through to the EU,” Janelidze said.
The international conference Georgia’s European Way is an important platform where partners are informed about the country’s reforms while the Georgian side has a good opportunity to share other countries’ best practices.