Georgian PM, president meet with 8 foreign FMs at Batumi Conference to strengthen political, economic ties
Foreign Ministers of Poland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Armenia, Hungary, Czech, Moldova and the UK are in Batumi to participate in the 16th Batumi International Conference. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The foreign ministers of Poland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Armenia, Hungary, Czech, Moldova and UK have met with top Georgian politicians to strengthen economic and political ties with the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze and Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zakharieva discussed the possibility of launching direct flights between the two countries to further strengthen economic relations and cooperation in the tourism field.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze met Bulgarian Foreign Minister in Batumi. Photo: Prime Minister's press office.
During her meeting with Zurabishvil, it was stated that the two countries have high potential to boost tourism, culture and trade ties.
With @margotwallstrom, Minister of Foreign Affairs of #Sweden ????????, a productive round of talks on:
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) July 11, 2019
✅ The idea of an ad hoc integration into the #EU ????????
✅ Sharing experiences on how to protect democracy in the face of #fakenews
✅ Deeper trade and cultural cooperation. pic.twitter.com/iUezGCsa4G
Air travel and new possibilities were also discussed by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto during his meeting with Ziurabishvili.
With Péter #Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of #Hungary. Great to hear about his continuous support on our European integration path, while discussing #airtravel, trade links, and the chance to work together via the @VisegradFund. ???????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/PhIi04mSxd
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) July 11, 2019
One of the top issues of the meeting between Zurabishvili and Foreign Minister of Sweden Margot Wallstrom was sharing experience on how to bolster democracy.
#Poland was one of the initiators of the #EasternPartnership, which has brought us so much closer to the #EU in the last 10 years. I expressed Georgia’s gratitude with @PolandMFA Jacek Czaputowicz, and talked about deeper cooperation between #Tbilisi and #Brussels. pic.twitter.com/wwLecMmWqZ
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) July 11, 2019
All the foreign ministers stated that they are ready to further encourage cooperation with Georgia and expressed support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.