International leaders excited for Georgia after EU’s historic announcment of visa waiver
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Today the European Union has announced that the regulation lifting EU visa-requirements for Georgia has finally been adopted.
This is an announcement Georgians have been awaiting for years.
A number of international leaders have taken to Twitter to share in the happiness of the Georgian nation.
Agenda.ge has gathered below a series of reactions from high-ranking foreign officials to the good news.
Georgia's friends amongst the Baltic nations were some of the first to congratulate the country on this big day.
The Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics wrote on Twitter that the visa waver was well-deserved.
Congratulations #Georgia, @KvirikashviliGi and @JanelidzeMkh on #EU Council decision on visa liberalisation, well deserved!
— Edgars RinkÄviÄs (@edgarsrinkevics) February 27, 2017
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry tweeted that this decision is a "meaningful step towards Georgia’s EU integration”.
A meaningful step towards #Georgia's #EU integration path @MFAgovgehttps://t.co/BE8AYKHZg9
— Lithuania MFA (@LithuaniaMFA) February 27, 2017
Estonia’s Foreign Ministry also wrote that this new regulation will strengthen bonds between Georgia and the EU.
Congrats to #Georgia on @EUCouncil decision 2 adopt regulation on #visaliberalisation strengthening bonds bw & https://t.co/b87VcyNkj9
— Estonian MFA (@valismin) February 27, 2017
Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn wrote that "Green light for visa-free travel is a well-deserved recognition of the huge efforts undertaken by Georgian authorities [and] people”.
Very much welcome final endorsement by @EUCouncil of #Georgia's #visaliberalisation + of the revision of the #visa-suspension mechanism1/2
— Johannes Hahn (@JHahnEU) February 27, 2017
Green light for #visafree travel is a well-deserved #recognition of the huge efforts undertaken by #Georgian authorities + people! 2/2
— Johannes Hahn (@JHahnEU) February 27, 2017
We will be updating this collection throughout the day.
European Union (EU) Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos said the final green light to lifting visa-requirements for Georgia is a "historic moment” and "one step” forward between Georgia and the EU at a press conference dedicated to Georgia's visa liberalisation
The Foreign Ministry of Georgia said that today’s adoption of the Schengen visa waiver for Georgia proves that the European Union (EU) considers Georgia as its stable partner.
The European Union has announced that a regulation lifting visa-requirements for Georgian citizens travelling to Europe has been adopted today.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili is in Brussels today to attend the final signing of a regulation that will lift visa-requirements for Georgian citizens traveling to the European Union (EU).
Georgian citizens will travel to the Schengen states visa-free in less than one month time. New legislation was officially approved shortly ago in Brussels where EU officials placed the final signature to the regulation lifting visa-requirements for Georgians.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili says that today’s approval of the visa waiver for Georgians is an expression of political support of the European Union towards Georgia.
New security measures will track the status of Georgian citizens travelling to the Schengen Zone after new legislation lifting visa-requirements for Georgians will enter into force on March 28.