UK Secretary of State: Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations key to our foreign policy
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"We may be leaving the European Union (EU) but we are not leaving Europe and we regard the Euro-Atlantic vocation of Georgia as one of the key ambitions of our foreign policy”, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson said.
Meeting with the Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze in London today, Johnson said "we are here to deepen and intensify the friendship between Georgia and UK” in a number of directions.
United by our strong democratic values. Invaluable to share thoughts with my friend @JanelidzeMkh on huge potential of UK-Georgia relations pic.twitter.com/i0DLg1EkyP
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) October 23, 2017
He said defense and security of Georgia as well as trade cooperation are of huge importance "for us and our continent”.
I’m delighted to see that in the last years we've seen a 25 percent increase in the sale of Georgian wine to the United Kingdom and 25 percent increase of British tourists [to Georgia] through direct flights and obviously that’s an exchange we need to intensify”, Johnson said
And I’m looking myself very much to coming to Georgia at the earliest possible opportunity”, he added welcoming Minister Janelidze to London.
Meeting btw VPM, Foreign Minister of #Georgia@JanelidzeMkh & Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs @BorisJohnson#UKpic.twitter.com/4PwCPvkuK1
— MFA of Georgia (@MFAgovge) October 23, 2017
Foreign Minister Janelidze said "we are proud to stand together for the safety, security and development of the Euro-Atlantic community”.
We are developing not only our bilateral cooperation but our partnership in multilateral formats. We look forward to establishing a strong legal framework after Brexit including developing free trade and trade-economic cooperation”, Minister Janelidze said.
He thanked Johnson for UK’s strong and unwavering support towards Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and peaceful efforts to end Russian occupation in two regions of Georgia – Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
Georgian top officials have arrived in the UK to attend the Georgia-UK fourth session of dialogue, known as the Wardrop Dialogue, created to enhance ties between the two nations.
Georgian top officials have arrived in the UK to attend the Georgia-UK fourth session of dialogue, known as the Wardrop Dialogue, created to enhance ties between the two nations.
The Dialogue was opened today in London by Sir Alan Duncan, Minister of State for Europe and the Americas.
A high official in the government of the United Kingdon (UK) has spoken out against the military deal Russia recently made with Georgia's de facto region Abkhazia, calling it "absolutely unacceptable.”
Georgia and Great Britain are stepping up cooperation to develop and improve the existing trade and economic relations both countries currently enjoy.
Cooperation between Georgia and the United Kingdom (UK) is being closely examined this week at the latest Wardrop Dialogue gathering, where officials from both countries are meeting and exploring ways to deepen the current relationship.
Trade-economic cooperation with Georgia was the main focus of the UK Minister of State for Europe and the Americas Sir Alan Duncan when he spoke at the opening of the Wardrop Strategic Dialogue yesterday.
The Lord Mayor of London, Andrew Parmley, says Georgia has the best business environment in the region and the UK is ready to enhance trade-economic ties with the country. The mayor stated this in front of representatives of the British business community today.
Georgia’s Defence Minister Levan Izoria and his British counterpart Sir Michael Fallon have signed a defence cooperation plan which will upgrade Georgian-UK defence cooperation.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze and President Salome Zurabishvili congratulated Boris Johnson on becoming United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister. PM Bakhtadze wrote on his official Twitter page that he is confident UK-Georgia relations “will become even stronger”.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has congratulated Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson on his recent victory in the elections. Johnson is back in No 10 Downing Street now, this time as prime minister of a majority Conservative government.