EU Ambassador confident in Georgia’s European course
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European Union (EU) Ambassador to Georgia Janos Herman is responding to the political developments in Georgia and says he is confident in Georgia’s European integration.
Yesterday Herman met with former Defence Minister Irakli Alasania, who was dismissed by the country’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on November 4.
After the meeting Herman released a statement that said he believed Georgia was firm in its European integration.
"I see Georgia’s unflagging European orientation. We have to be oriented on the future, Georgia needs to move forward on the path of getting closer with the EU in a sense for Georgia to be a stable and democratic state,” he said.
"I want to say what has been announced by EU representatives throughout the last period that we are monitoring [the] recent investigation against high officials. The common picture is that Georgia has a steady political course towards Europe and we are intensively working with the Georgian Government,” Herman said.
He noted that his meeting with Alasania had been organised two weeks ago when Alasania was still the Georgian Minister of Defence.
Parliament Speaker David Usupashvili says he is confident Georgia’s domestic and foreign policy was clearly defined and any suggestion that there is a threat to the country’s Euro-Atlantic integration are unreasonable.
The Georgian leader believed the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) coalition would have the majority in Parliament despite Alasania and members of the Free Democrats quitting the coalition and the Government will continue to work more effectivly.
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Free Democrats - the party led by ex-Defence Minister Irakli Alasania – have left the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) coalition.
This decision was announced by Alasania when he and his team left the broader meeting of the political council of the GD coalition only ten minutes after it started.
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State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Alex Petriashvili announced his resignation during a live interview with the Georgian Maestro TV after receiving news of the dismissal of his political ally Defence Minister Irakli Alasania. Alasania was fired by the Prime Minister last evening.
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