EU Ambassador lauds Georgian PM’s first visit to Brussels
In his remarks, Herczyński noted the EU-Georgia Association Council meeting was “very successful”, with “very substantial, open and frank” discussions. Photo: Government Administration
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Paweł Herczyński, the Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, on Friday said it was “really impressive” that the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze had selected Brussels as the destination of his first foreign visit this week.
In his remarks, Herczyński noted the EU-Georgia Association Council meeting was “very successful”, with “very substantial, open and frank” discussions.
“The atmosphere was actually like within a family. I am really glad that it was the first time when Georgian representatives visited the EU headquarters [with the status of] Georgia being a candidate country for EU membership”, he said.
What Josep Borrell said was loud and clear, that doors to the European Union are open, but it is for Georgians to walk through those doors. We all know nine steps [outlined for opening accession talks with the country]. The second step is free and fair elections as well as a free and fair electoral process, [and] of course, we will be monitoring very closely”, Herczyński continued.
Kobakhidze on Friday said his visit to Brussels this week had “made it possible to discuss all points” around the work for meeting the priorities outlined by the European Commission for accession talks.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday said the topic of the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili had “never” been mentioned in meetings with European Union officials during his visit to Brussels this week.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday said a “fair and constructive” approach was helping develop relations between Georgia and the European Union, noting the decision of the European Council to grant the country the bloc’s membership candidate status last year had “positively” affected the deepening of the ties.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday said his visit to Brussels this week had “made it possible to discuss all points” around the work for meeting the priorities outlined by the European Commission for opening accession talks with the country.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday said 2024 should “become the year of rapprochement” with the European Union and NATO, in comments of his 2023 report in the legislative body.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Parliament's European Integration Committee, on Tuesday highlighted the visit of a Georgian parliamentary delegation to the European Parliament in Strasbourg by saying it was “important to discuss the progress” of the country on its European integration path.
Paweł Herczyński, the Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, on Tuesday highlighted a “pivotal” role non-governmental organisations played in “ensuring the values” he said were shared between the EU and Georgia, in his message over World NGO Day.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee of the Georgian Parliament and her Deputy Levan Karumidze discussed the country’s European integration with the European Parliament officials in Strasbourg, the Parliament press office said on Sunday.