German Foreign Minister: “Georgia meets all criteria for visa waiver to EU”
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Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has met Germany’s Minister of Foreign Affairs of Frank-Walter Steinmeier in New York last night on the side-line of the UN General Assembly.
The meeting focused on bilateral cooperation in a range of areas and Georgia's path towards European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
Discussed bilateral relations & #Georgia's #EuroAtlantic integration w/ Frank-Walter #Steinmeier@GermanyDiplo#UNGAhttps://t.co/KOYHkaHRFJpic.twitter.com/s4wE13Bojq
— Giorgi Kvirikashvili (@KvirikashviliGi) September 20, 2016
"Georgia leads among the Eastern Partnership countries of the European Union with its successful implementation and adherence to all the criteria envisaged in the Visa Liberalisation Action Plan (VLAP),” Steinmeier told the Georgian PM.
Georgia's Parliamentary Election scheduled for October 8 was also discussed.
Kvirikashvili said it was his Government’s intention to hold the elections in a free and transparent manner by complying with international standards and best practices of democracy.
"The largest number of international observers have been invited to help us achieve this goal,” he said.
The pair also spoke about ways to advance Georgia-Germany bilateral economic relations.
Kvirikashvili thanked Steinmeier for Germany’s support for Georgia and he promised support for German investors in Georgia.
Germany is stepping up its financial support for Georgia by pledging millions of Euro to improve the water systems in the country’s Black Sea resort town Batumi.
A German diplomat who previously served in Armenia, Russia, Israel and Burundi, has been appointed as Germany’s new Ambassador to Georgia.
Germany’s top official to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) says his country will allocate half a million Euros to Georgia so it can build a specialist defence school that will offer professional development programmes and quality training to support institutional reforms and good governance of the security sector.
Georgia’s Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze is on an official visit to Berlin, Germany, where he met State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs Emily Haber.
Georgia’s Prime Minister has delivered a poignant speech at the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York where he spoke about his country’s direction and the importance of international support for Georgia to achieve its goals.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says his country's relations with Georgia regarding visa-free travel in the European Union (EU) are "constructive.” Steinmeier told this to the lawmakers of the Council of Europe (CoE) yesterday.