Georgia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has high expectations of an upcoming Council of Europe (CoE) report because the Ministry has fulfilled all its obligations necessary to gain a visa-free regime.
The CoE report, due to be released next week, will reflect the country’s efforts and actions to implement necessary points stated in the Visa Liberalisation Action Plan (VLAP), in order to be granted visa liberalisation with the European Union (EU).
Today Foreign Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said all technical works relating to Georgia’s visa liberalisation had been 100 percent met.
Now Georgia was waiting for the CoE report however Kvirikashvili stressed his "expectations are only positive” as support for Georgia’s EU visa-free regime had been voiced in the capital cities of several European countries.
We have worked hard in this regard, fulfilled all the obligations [outlined] in the VLAP and achieved progress even in areas that had not been demanded,” he said.
Kvrikashvili said if the CoE report was in Georgia’s favour, the country would begin a several-month-long process to gain European political approval for visa liberalistaion.
Each foreign minister from Eurozone countries should approve the report and then Parliament of Europe and the Council of Europe should give their consents for the practical implementation of visa free travel with the EU for Georgia,” Kvirikashvili stated.
The CoE report on Georgia will be released on Tuesday, December 15.