Georgian President meets German Chancellor in Berlin
At the meeting with Merkel Zurabishvili spoke about the situation in the occupied territories of Georgia. Photo: President's press office.
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Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, who is visiting Germany on February 20-21, has met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and spoke about the situation in the occupied territories of Georgia, Russia’s policy towards Georgia and the country’s challenges.
At the meeting Zurabishvili said that Georgia does not have the “tools to resolve the current situation” and that the country is depended on its friends to influence and pressure Russia to change its position.
Our position is for Georgia’s friends and partners – the Germans, French, Americans – to be more actively engaged in the dialogue and repeat to Russia and somehow make it understand that it is necessary to change its position”, Zurabishvili said, following the meeting with Merkel.
As I met German Chancellor Angela Merkel today in #Berlin, I was happy to reiterate the deep extent of the friendship between Georgia and Germany and to discuss our European integration. #WomanLeadersofEurope ???????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/LzztE6wP7Q
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) February 20, 2019
Zurabishvili spoke about the Geneva International Discussions as a very important aspect of this endeavour.
Geneva is very important for us as we do not have other international format but the time has come to demand more from our partners for them to use more levers”, said Zurabishvili.
Zurabishvili, the fifth president of Georgia, is visiting Germany after Belgium and France.
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