European Council President arrives in Georgia to address Eastern Partnership Batumi conference
Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani welcomed President of the European Council Donald Tusk at Batumi airport. Photo: Georgian Foreign Ministry press office
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European Council President Donald Tusk has arrived in Georgia to participate in the international conference in the Black Sea town of Batumi, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative.
Donald Tusk will address participants tomorrow, which include an “unprecedented number” of foreign guests from the European Union member and partner states.
Foreign Ministers of Czech Republic, Sweden, Poland and Armenia have also come to Batumi to attend the conference.
Czech Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek, who met with Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani earlier today, spoke with President Salome Zurabishvili and Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze as well.
In #Batumi, @TPetricek, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the #CzechRepublic ????????, reiterated his strong support for our Euro-Atlantic integration path during our meeting. From Czech investments in #Adjara to cultural and trade cooperations, our two countries are great partners. pic.twitter.com/ubKg96skpS
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) July 10, 2019
During his visit Minister Petricek also travelled to Khurvaleti village and spoke with locals who have their farms divided by barbed wire fences erected by Russian occupatino forces near the Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia).
Ministr @TPetricek navštívil muzeum sovětské okupace, uctil památku padlých hrdinů v #Tbilisi a seznámil se s bezpečnostní situací podél administrativní linie s okupovaným uzemím ve vesnici Didi Churvaleti. pic.twitter.com/oN6jlfI6ef
— MZV ČR (@mzvcr) July 10, 2019
The 16th Batumi International Conference, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative, will be held in Batumi on July 11-12.
Top Georgian state officials, European Council President Donald Tusk, Estonian PM Juri Ratas and eight foreign ministers from the EU and partner countries are scheduled to participate in the two-day event.
- 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.
- The Eastern Partnership aims to increase open democracy, prosperity, and stability in the region.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has held a meeting with Czech Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek, who is currently on an official visit to Georgia. Minister Zalkaliani thanked the Czech Republic for steady support to Georgian Euro-Atlantic course and said the countries collaborate intensively in politics, culture and economy.
The countries of the Eastern Partnership have created a catalogue of ongoing projects in need of investments, which will enable investors from the EU to examine the projects in detail, Deputy Minister of Economy Genadi Arveladze stated yesterday at a briefing.
The Batumi 16th International Conference, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative, will open tomorrow with an “unprecedented number” of foreign guests, including the president of the European Council Donald Tusk, Georgian Foreign Ministry reports.
Georgia’s Black Sea town of Batumi will host the inaugural investment forum of the Eastern Partnership on July 11. The event will bring together some 400 participants from the European Union and the six countries of the Eastern Partnership - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
European Council President Donald Tusk says that the decision of Russia to ban direct flights to Georgia was “disproportionate and unjustified.” He said that Georgia has shown “devotion” to democratic reforms and the rule of law many times.
‘We are interested in attracting more investments from the EU’
Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava spoke at a panel titled ‘1st Eastern Partnership Investment forum: 10 Years After Prague’ at the16th Batumi International Conference, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative.
The foreign ministers of Poland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Armenia, Hungary, Czech, Moldova and UK have met with top Georgian politicians to strengthen economic and political ties with the country.
The Batumi 16th International Conference, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative, has opened earlier today, with an “unprecedented number” of foreign guests, including the president of the European Council Donald Tusk, the Georgian Foreign Ministry reports.