Two high leaders of the European Union (EU) have reassured Georgia’s bid for visa liberalisation.
President of the European Council Donald Tusk and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini told Georgia’s Prime Minister that the country will soon be offered a visa waiver regime allowing Georgian citizens to travel visa-free in the EU’s Schengen zone.
The two EU top officials met Georgia’s PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili yesterday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 71st session in New York, United States.
Kvirikashvili thanked the pair for the EU’s contribution and support as Georgia went through the process towards European integration, noting the Georgian Government welcomed "the most dynamic development of relations with the EU in recent years” said the PM’s press office in a statement today.
Kvirikashvili said Georgia's European and Euro-Atlantic choice "was irreversible and evidenced by the demonstrated commitment towards political association and economic integration of the country with EU.”
Georgia's Prime Minister met his Belgian counterpart yesterday. Photo by the PM's press office.
The meeting also touched on the Parliamentary Elections in Georgia, scheduled for October 8. Kvirikashvili vowed the elections will be conducted in line with highest, European standards.
Later yesterday Kvirikashvili met Belgium’s Prime Minister Charles Michel.
Kvirikashvili and Michel discussed democratic reforms implemented by Georgia towards its quest to European and Euro-Atlantic integration, and Michel acknowledged Georgia had "met all the criteria set in the Georgia-EU Visa Liberalisation Action Plan (VLAP).”
On a lighter note the two officials spoke about upcoming visit of Belgian entrepreneurs to Georgia, set for November this year. The trip was being organised by Wallonia Export and Investments Agency and aimed to enhance Georgia-Belgium business ties.
At the meeting Kvirikashvili invited his Belgian counterpart to Georgia.