Czech Republic backs Georgia’s visa-free travel to EU
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The Czech Republic is a strong advocate and supporter of allowing Georgian citizens the right to travel visa-free to the European Union (EU), says a leading Czech official.
Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament Jan Hamacek is paying an official visit to Georgia. Today he met Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili.
Exchanged ideas&views w/ @jhamacek. Czech Republic is #Georgia's supporter in visa liberalization process #VLAPpic.twitter.com/FnxPnpiNcT
— Giorgi Kvirikashvili (@KvirikashviliGi) May 10, 2016
After the meeting Hamacek said Georgia had fulfilled all the requirements of its Visa Liberalisation Action Plan (VLAP), which was a prerequisite for the country to be offered a visa-free travel regime.
Currently Georgia’s visa liberalisation was being discussed at the European Council and European Parliament.
Georgian authorities were optimistic of the result; Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikheil Janelidze yesterday said he believed citizens of Georgia would be able to travel without a visa to the EU by summer.
Within the Czech lawmaker’s visit to Tbilisi, Hamacek and Kvirikashvili discussed the bilateral partnership and ways to deepen relations between the two countries.
The Czech guest was also briefed about ongoing and planned reforms in Georgia.
Kvirikashvili thanked Hamacek for his country’s firm support of Georgia’s territorial integrity.
Georgia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikheil Janelidze believes the country will be able to travel visa-free to the European Union (EU) by summer.
The European Parliament has positively assessed Georgia’s progress towards visa liberalisation and supports Georgian citizens to travel to the Schengen area visa-free. This message was voiced at the committee meeting yesterday.
Georgia is the European Union’s (EU) key ally in the region, says European Parliament (EP) President Martin Schulz. The EP high official spoke highly of Georgia and of its EU visa-free aspirations while meeting Georgia’s Parliament Speaker David Usupashvili in Brussels, Belgium today.
We all agree that Georgia is the only country in the visa liberalisation waiting list that has fulfilled all the requirements.
Georgia is seeking to attract more investments from the Czech Republic and has informed foreign investors about opportunities offered by the country’s business-friendly environment at a business forum.