Georgian PM congratulates Benjamin Netanyahu on victory in Israeli elections
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili and Benjamin Netanyahu met in Israel in 2014. Photo: Government press office
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Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his victory in the country’s parliamentary elections this week, after the former Israeli PM’s allies secured a majority of parliamentary seats in the country's fifth election in four years.
Wishing Netanyahu “best luck and every success” during his tenure, the head of the Georgian government highlighted the “long friendship” between the two countries and reiterated his office was “determined” to further strengthen bilateral ties.
Congratulations to @netanyahu on his victory in recent elections. I wish you the best of luck & every success during your term of office. As the roots of our friendship run deeper in the past, we are strongly determined to further enhance mutually beneficial coop between ???????? & ????????
— Irakli Garibashvili (@GharibashviliGe) November 4, 2022
Netanyahu, the longest-serving prime minister in his country’s history, won 64 seats of the Knesset’s 120 in Tuesday’s polls for his coalition, with his own Likud party gaining 32 seats.
The elections, with final results released on Thursday, came after the Israeli parliament dissolved itself in the summer after an eight-party government alliance had disintegrated.
President Isaac Herzog will give Netanyahu 42 days to form the country’s new government.
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu believes Georgia and Israel, "two brotherly nations”, have a great future despite the fact they are small nations.
Georgia’s Honorary Consulate has opened its doors in Jerusalem, Israel. Sunday’s opening ceremony was attended by Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and many other high officials from Israel’s Foreign Ministry.
The President of Israel Shimon Peres believed that the Joint Economic Commission is a decisive step that will further enhance the economic, cultural and trade relations between Georgia and Israel.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili will begin a two-day visit to Israel on January 27. There he will meet his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, President Shimon Peres and Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Lieberman.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his newly appointed Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen held an introductory phone conversation on Sunday to discuss close, friendly relations between the countries.