PM Bakhtadze to join in on 10th anniversary celebrations of Eastern Partnership in Brussels
Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze will participate in the events dedicated to the 10th Anniversary of the Eastern Partnershi. Photo: Government of Georgia/Facebook
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Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze will visit Brussels next week to participate in events dedicated to the 10th Anniversary of the Eastern Partnership (EaP).
On May 13-14 the European Union and its six Eastern partners - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine - will mark the EaP anniversary with a number of events.
At yesterday’s news briefing, PM Bakhtadze underscored that relations between Georgia and Europe are “at an all time high" and now they“require special care, nurturing and deepening".
Celebrating 10 years of the Eastern Partnership.
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A partnership that has proven to be mutually beneficial and has been delivering concrete results for citizens.
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"The event will be an opportunity to discuss the developments of the partnership during this first decade and exchange on its future among a wide audience of key stakeholders active in the region or directly involved in this policy framework”, the European Commission has stated.
- On Monday morning, High Representative /Vice-President, Federica Mogherini, will chair the annual Eastern Partnership Foreign Affairs Ministerial Meeting with the 28 EU Member States, the EU's six Eastern partners and key stakeholders.
- In the evening, President of the European Council Donald Tusk will host a celebratory dinner for the six Heads of State of the EaP partner countries.
- On Tuesday, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker will host a High-level Conference bringing together Heads of State of the partner countries, Foreign Ministers of the European Union Member States, civil society representatives, business leaders, young people and journalists.
Find out more about the Eastern Partnership initiative here.
Ten years have passed since the creation of the EU Eastern Partnership format, uniting six Eastern European countries: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine to support democracy, prosperity and stability in the region.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has met Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw earlier today, where she stated the importance of further support for Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration and briefed Duda about the severe human rights situation in the two Russian-occupied regions of Georgia.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has stated at a meeting of the Visegrad Four and the foreign ministers of the Eastern Partnership in Bratislava on Monday that Georgia is the leader of the EU Eastern Partnership format and the achievements Georgia has made over the course of past 10 years are recognised by its partners.
The Eastern Partnership (EaP) ministerial, to mark the 19th anniversary of the format created to reinforce the political association and economic integration of six Eastern European countries into the EU, has been held today in Brussels earlier today.
President of the European Commission Donald Tusk stated on the 10th anniversary of the EU’s Eastern Partnership format that there is more Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine in the EU.
Head of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker says that Georgia is a “100 per cent European state” and the leader of the EU’s Eastern Partnership format.Juncker made the statement earlier today, during his meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze in Brussels, Belgium.
Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi turned into a Eurovillage today celebrating Europe Day at Rike Park. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze and Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze joined the celebrations in downtown Tbilisi.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has stayed Georgia needs more ambitious plans, like that of the Eastern Partnership 10 years ago. He also said the country is “ready to make large steps forward.”
Next week Georgia will host European Council President Donald Tusk, Estonian PM Juri Ratas and eight foreign ministers from the EU and partner countries. Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said that the foreign officials will participate in an international conference in Batumi devoted to the 10th anniversary of Eastern Partnership.
Georgia’s Black Sea town of Batumi will host the inaugural investment forum of the Eastern Partnership on July 11. The event will bring together some 400 participants from the European Union and the six countries of the Eastern Partnership - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.