Georgian PM attends the opening of Munich Security Conference

The 50th Munich Security Conference opened in Germany on Friday.

Eighteen heads of state and government, including Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili together with more than 50 foreign and defense ministers gathered in Munich for the start of the 50th Munich Security Conference (MSC).

The Georgian delegation also includes Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze and Defence Minister Irakli Alasania.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili at the 50th Munich Security Conference. Photo by PM's Press Office.

The agenda of the three-day event includes Syria’s civil war, Ukraine’s political crisis, and Iran’s nuclear program.

US Secretary of State John Kerry is planning to meet Ukrainian opposition leaders Vitali Klitschko and Arseniy Yatsenyuk on the sidelines of the conference, while Sergey Lavrov will meet Mohammad Javad Zarif and Ukraine’s acting Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara. Klitschko is expected to address the event.

"We are all interested in the establishing the peace in Ukraine,” Alasania said.

Georgia’s Defence Minister believed the international community would be interested to see achievements of other countries’ who have cooperated with the EU, including the possibility of signing the Association Agreement with EU.

Prime Minister Garibashvili will give speech and inform European leaders about Georgia’s foreign policy priorities and current reforms, the PM’s press service announced today.

He will describe ongoing processes in the region as well as Georgia's expectations regarding the Euro-Atlantic integration process.

He will also speak at the Global Power and Regional Stability session – a separate event.

The Munich Security Conference celebrates its 50th anniversary and once again hosts leaders and decision-makers from around the world to debate global security and foreign policy issues.