Lithuania: integration with Georgia, Moldova & Ukraine in EU interests
Lithuanian FM asserted that for the Eastern Partnership to succeed, political and economic ties with Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine need to be strengthened. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis says that the European integration of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine is ‘within the interests of the EU’.
At a meeting of EU ministers of foreign affairs yesterday, Landsbergis asserted that for the Eastern Partnership to succeed, political and economic ties with Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine need to be strengthened.
The Lithuanian MFA has tweeted:
#Lithuania???????? stands for a clear perspective for #EaP, and especially Associated-Trio countries????????????????????????!#More4More is a well-established principle of this policy. It is now high time to implement it in practice!#Art49 #StrongerTogether https://t.co/tLn5JAbbY1
— LT_OSCE (@LT_OSCE) October 18, 2021
The Eastern Partnership, launched in 2009, is a joint initiative of the EU member states and their Eastern European partners — Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine.
Ten years after the creation of the Eastern Partnership initiative, the foreign ministry of Georgia declared that the country had taken all the opportunities which it offered.
In June 2021, Belarus suspended its membership in response to strict economic sanctions imposed by the EU.
Georgian, Ukrainian and Moldovan presidents Salome’s Zurabishvili, Volodymyr Zelensky and Maia Sandu have signed a joint declaration on European integration at the 17th International Conference - Georgia’s European Way, which took place in Batumi, today. The common message of the Assosiated Trio is to strengthen the Eastern Partnership and joint efforts for European integration.
"It is important that all political parties and elected members of parliament join the efforts to the immediate implementation of the agreement”, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielus Landsbergis said during a press conference today.
“I want to confirm that Lithuania is a true friend of Georgia, Georgian people and a true supporter of it’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations”, Lithuanian FM Gabrielius Landsbergis said after a meeting with his Georgian counterpart, David Zalkaliani.
Ten years have passed since the creation of the EU Eastern Partnership format, uniting six Eastern European countries: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine to support democracy, prosperity and stability in the region.
Three German parties forming a new coalition government have declared their support for the European integration of the Eastern Partnership countries, including Georgia. The Social Democrats, Greens, and Free Democrats reached a deal yesterday to form a new government in Germany, with Olaf Scholz replacing Angela Merkel as chancellor.
Georgian foreign minister David Zalkaliani discussed the country’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration agenda, including the results of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit held in December last year, at his meeting with Lithuanian counterpart Gabrielius Landsbergis on Wednesday.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has discussed regional security challenges and Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on an official visit to Lithuania earlier today.