Latvian Parliament’s Georgia Friendship Group Chair says country supports Georgia's NATO, EU accession
The two sides discussed Georgia's progress on its path to NATO and EU integration, with the Latvian officials emphasising support of their country to the country’s membership in both blocs, the Georgian Parliament’s press office said.Photo: Parliament of Georgia.
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Ainars Latkovskis, the Chair of the Georgia Friendship Group of the Latvian Parliament, on Tuesday said the country supported Georgia's accession to NATO and the European Union, making the comment after meeting Georgian MPs in capital Riga.
Latkovskis announced on Twitter a group of deputies led by him had met representatives of the Georgian Parliament and Beka Odisharia, the Chair of the Georgia-Latvia Friendship Group, with the purpose of discussing development of cooperation between the Parliamentary groups.
Manis vadītā deputātu grupa sadarbības veicināšanai ar Gruzijas parlamentu šodien tikās ar tā pārstāvjiem un Gruzijas-Latvijas sadraudzības grupas priekšsēdētāju Beku Odisharia. Apspriedām Gruzijas virzību uz NATO un ES, uzsverot, ka ???????? atbalsta ???????? uzņemšanu abās organizācijās. pic.twitter.com/87PKwMHCUa
— Ainars Latkovskis (@a_latkovskis) July 12, 2022
The two sides discussed Georgia's progress on its path to NATO and EU integration, with the Latvian officials emphasising support of their country to the country’s membership in both blocs, the Georgian Parliament’s press office said.
The meeting also involved Georgian MPs Eliso Bolkvadze and Irakli Zarkua.
Irakli Zarkua, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, has called on opposition parties in Georgia to avoid "acting like the fifth column" in the country amid the crisis of the war in Ukraine.
The Georgian parliamentary delegation, led by Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, arrived in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
The Georgian MPs departed for Ukraine on Friday and will meet with their Ukrainian counterparts on Saturday.
Georgian and Latvian Defence Ministers met in Tbilisi today to discuss military issues, with the focus on total defence conception.
Latvia is supporting Georgia's goal to be granted a visa-free regime with the European Union (EU).