Georgian PM meets with Finnish Defence Minister
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Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili has met with Defence Minister of Finland Jussi Niinisto today.
The pair discussed bilateral relations and cooperation between Tbilisi and the newly-launched European Center of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats in Helsinki.
Kvirikashvili thanked Niinisto for Finland’s contribution within the NATO-Georgian Joint Training and Evaluation Center (JTEC) as well as for Finland’s participation in the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia.
The discussion also touched upon on the regional challenges and the situation in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions.
Kvirikashvili thanked Niinisto for Finland’s firm support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Romania and Finland do not recognise the so-called 'parliamentary elections' held on March 12 by Russia-backed de-facto leadership controlling Georgia's Abkhazia region.
Georgia’s top defence official is paying an official visit to the Scandinavian and Baltic states. Defence Minister Levan Izoria is in Finland today to meet his counterpart Jussi Niinisto.
The foreign ministers of 12 European countries are calling for immediate cancellation of the EU visa regime for Georgia and Ukraine and allow these citizens to travel to the EU visa-free.
Finland has completed the ratification process of the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA) after the country’s president signed the final document.
The President of Finland Sauli Niinisto will visit Georgia on May 26 to mark the 100th anniversary of the First Republic of Georgia with the Georgian people.
Giorgi Margvelashvili and Sauli Niinistö who has visited Georgia on his first working visit agreed to activate bilateral cooperation between Georgia and Finland.