German President visits occupation line
Frank-Walter Steinmeier joined the European Union Monitoring Mission monitors in the village of Odzisi. Photo: Jesco Denzel
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German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited the occupation line dividing Georgia with the Russian occupied region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) today.
Steinmeier joined the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) monitors in the village of Odzisi and received information on the developments along the occupation line.
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— Erik Hoeg (@erik_hoeg) October 8, 2019
During his visit Steinmeier met with President Salome Zurabishvili, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze and Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II.
At the dinner with Georgian President yesterday, Steinmeier said that “Germany continues to fully support Georgia’s territorial integrity”.
Germany supports Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations and will continue to foster this cooperation with goodwill, concrete projects and perseverance in the future”, he stated.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier traveled to Georgia with his wife Elke Budenbender on October 6-8.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who has met with Georgian Catholics Patriarch Ilia II while on his first official visit to Georgia in the role, has said that the Georgian government is looking for ways to peacefully settle conflicts, adding that achieving the goal will be difficult without the “active involvement of Russia,” the Georgian Public Broadcaster reports.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia says that the visit of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Georgia confirms that the country perceives Georgia as a reliable partner.“Germany’s support for Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration carries huge importance. Your visit confirms that Germany takes Georgia as a reliable partner,” Gakharia said.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has met with her German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who has paid his first visit to Georgia in the role, arriving in Tbilisi with his wife late yesterday. After an official reception at the Atoneli Presidential Palace and a face-to-face meeting earlier today Zurabishvili said that conflict issues were on top of the agenda.
The German Federal President Frank Walter Steinmeier has arrived in Tbilisi. Accompanied by his wife Elke Budenbender, Steinmeier is paying an official visit to Georgia for the first time as a President.
Germany has gifted 12 new vehicles to the Georgian Defence Ministry - eight water tank careers and four container careers.
The current developments in Ukraine, Germany's support for Georgia's European integration process, and the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries were discussed between presidents Salome Zourabichvili and Frank-Walter Steinmeier in a meeting in Berlin on Monday.