FM, Georgia’s ambassadors to EU countries review European Commission’s Enlargement Package
Darchiashvili congratulated the ambassadors on this “important” decision for the country and noted the “special role” of the Ministry in this process. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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A report by the European Commission on the European Union’s enlargement policy, published last week, was discussed on Monday in an online meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and the country’s ambassadors to the bloc’s member states.
The discussion followed the decision last week by the Commission to adopt the Package and recommend opening accession talks with Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina and granting the EU membership candidate status to Georgia.
Fruitful online discussion today with Minister @iliadarch & my colleagues, ????????Ambassadors to #EU???????? Member States.
— Vato Makharoblishvili (@AmbVatoM) November 13, 2023
After @EU_Commission positive recommendation on granting Candidate status to #Georgia, we gathered to discuss future steps ahead on our country’s #EU accession path. pic.twitter.com/IbwA36z8hp
Darchiashvili congratulated the ambassadors on this “important” decision for the country and noted the “special role” of the Ministry in this process.
The foreign office said the meeting focused on measures to follow the publication of the report, with action plans and tasks of both the Ministry and diplomatic missions defined for further work in the integration process.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday claimed existence of five “myths” about the process and outcome of the country’s application for receiving the European Union membership candidate status.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said it was “unlikely” for any European Union member state not to back the European Commission’s decision to recommend the European Council to grant the country the membership candidate status in December.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday congratulated the Abkhazian and Ossetian “brothers” on the European Commission’s decision to recommend the European Council to grant Georgia the membership candidate status, by saying “this victory also belongs to them”.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday hailed Georgian people, “whose commitment to democracy and Europe no longer needs to be proven”.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Tuesday said the Georgian Government was “actively” working in capitals of European Union member states to secure support of partners for the European Council decision on whether to grant the country the EU membership candidate status on December 15.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said the ruling team was “open to any work process” with the domestic opposition on fulfilling priorities set out by the European Commission in its recommendation for the country to be granted the European Union membership candidate status.