German deputy foreign minister: “Georgia is on the right track”
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German Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Roth says that Georgia is developing in the right direction.
Roth, who is paying a visit to Tbilisi, met with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili today.
"It is important for us to improve our bilateral relations and strategic partnership”, he told Kvirikashvili.
The pair discussed bilateral issues, 25-year-old diplomatic relations, ongoing reforms in Georgia and the country’s relations with the European Union.
"It was stressed at the meeting that Georgia is a front-runner of the Eastern Partnership and the country has achieved great progress”, the Prime Minister’s press office said following the meeting.
Met Germany's State Minister 4 #Europe Michael Roth @MiRo_SPD 2 discuss #Georgia's progress & strong bilateral rltns https://t.co/6pIJ8x7Ulppic.twitter.com/w7NK4G5T6V
— Giorgi Kvirikashvili (@KvirikashviliGi) October 9, 2017
Kvirikashvili thanked Ruth for Germany’s support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. He added that Georgia is a reliable partner for Germany in the region.
The meeting also discussed education reform in Georgia and sharing Germany’s experience in this regard.
The Georgian region of Kvemo Kartli hosts special events dedicated to first visit of German colonists to Georgia. It was 200 hundred years ago when a group of German Settlers from Swabia arrived in Georgia to found the town of Katharinenfeld, today known as Bolnisi.
Georgia-Germany bilateral relations have been discussed, as Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili met with German Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen this morning in Tbilisi. Von der Leyen is paying an official visit to Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin today. The pair discussed the dynamic of Georgian-German cooperation in politics and economics, Kvirikashvili’s press office said in a statement following the meeting.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has congratulated Angela Merkel with her fourth term as Chancellor of Germany.
German Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Roth has visited the occupation line that divides Russian-Occupied Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) from the rest of Georgia.
A piece from the Berlin Wall has been installed in Old Tbilisi today as a symbol of Georgian-German friendship. Prime Minister Kvirikashvili received a piece of the wall during his visit to Germany in June this year.
The chairperson of the German General Staff General Eberhard Zorn has come to Georgia for a two-day visit to familiarize himself with Georgia’s defence and military achievements and to find the ways for further cooperation between the two countries.
Georgian and German defence ministers have signed a deal which for the first time in the history of Georgian-German military cooperation affirms Germany’s support for Georgia’s NATO integration and its commitment to provide “maximal assistance” for the country to achieve its goal of joining the alliance.