Gov’t announces 2016 priority areas for Foreign and Euro-Atlantic Integration ministries

Georgia’s Cabinet Ministers sat down in the Government of Georgia Administration building today to discuss and specify the 2016 priority areas of the country’s Foreign Ministry and Ministry for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration. 

Visa-liberalisation with the European Union (EU), development of Silk Road projects, Euro-Atlantic integration, sovereignty and territorial integrity-related issues and enforcement of Georgia’s strategic partnership with the United States (US) were identified as the Foreign Ministry’s priority areas for 2016.

This year the Ministry for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration would focus on four directions: Carrying out reforms outlined in the Georgia-EU Association Agreement (AA) deal, Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration, communicating with the public to inform them of EU benefits and assessing the already gained support from the EU. 

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Mikheil Janelidze, spoke about the priorities of his ministry. Photo by the Prime Minister of Georgia.

While discussing the ministries’ priorities, Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said he also discussed increasing economic support to Georgia’s diplomatic representations abroad. He believed extra support would allow Georgia to continue its political cooperation and intensify its economic ties with its foreign partners.

Georgia’s Cabinet Ministers have already discussed the priority areas for several other ministries. The PM said the Government will meet in one months’ time to publically name the priority projects for all ministries.