French President Macron praises Georgia’s performance in fight against coronavirus
Macron noted his support for safe tourism in the country and expressed the wish to deepen French-Georgian relations in the tourism sector. Photo: President's press office.
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French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili by phone and praised the measures Georgia has carried out in the fight against the new coronavirus pandemic.
The current pandemic situation has shown that Georgia has a strong health care system and this system will be further strengthened in cooperation with France,” said Zurabishvili.
Presidents of Georgia and France discussed Georgia's European integration process.
Despite the pandemic crisis, the European Union should strengthen cooperation with Georgia,” said Zurabishvili.
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— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) May 7, 2020
Macron and Zurabishvili noted the strategic importance of the Black Sea for Europe in the context of transportation, communication and security.
Georgian President Zurabishvili spoke about Georgia’s plan to open the country to tourism.
Macron noted his support for safe tourism in the country and expressed the wish to deepen French-Georgian relations in the tourism sector.
- Rebranding Georgia’s tourism image: Domestic tourism starting June 15, int’l tourism from July 1
- Gov't working on strategic plan for revival of tourism
Presidents of Georgia and France discussed the humanitarian crisis on the occupied territories of Georgia and the renewal of the borderisation process.
Zurabishvili said that involvement of the international community at a high political level is important in order to solve the conflict.
EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell says that when the coronavirus is ‘turning the world upside down’ he ‘cannot think of a better place to be right now than here in Georgia.’Hartzell states that there are no easy answers regarding COVID-19 and that the EU is suffering much from the virus.“Just look at the pictures coming out of Spain and Italy these days. In this context I would like to congratulate the Georgian government and the Georgian politicians for doing what all evidence suggest is the right approach – to act early and to act robustly,” Hartzell said.
Officials from the World Health Organisation gave "positive assessment" to Georgia's efforts for preventing a spread of coronavirus outbreak in the country this week.
The World Health Organization (WHO) sees many positive signs from different countries in the fight against the new coronavirus outbreak including Georgia, noted Catherine Smallwood, WHO's senior health emergency officer for Europe.
US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan says Georgia is impressively coping with the challenges caused by coronavirus in an online meeting held today with Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaridze.
The Tbilisi TV tower has been lit up with the colours of the flag of the European Union as a sign of joining the Europe Day celebrations. Today the EU and its member states celebrate ‘peace and unity in Europe’, commemorating the historic 1950 Schuman declaration. However, all of the celebrations have moved online this year amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Pope Francis spoke with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili by phone and said he will pray for Georgia on May 14 in his prayer to save the word from the pandemic and named Georgia as a country with ‘great spirituality’ adding that the Georgian nation is ‘precious’ to him.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili spoke with South Korean President Moon Jae-in earlier today to discuss cooperation between the two countries and wrote on her twitter account that Georgia and South Korea are “ready to move to more concrete steps on free trade, more tourism, and more cooperation once this pandemic is over.”
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has visited France to take part in events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the recognition of the Democratic Republic of Georgia by France in Paris. Zurabishvili participated in a ceremony dedicated to the memory of Georgian Vice-Colonel Dimitri Amilakhvari on September 26 and posthumously awarded him the Order of National Hero. She presented the state award to the descendants of Amilakhvari.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili who is on a working visit to France has met with her French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. At the Triumphal Arch the two presidents paid tribute to the memory of those who have died for France.
The French government has called on Georgian authorities to ensure the holding of the October 2 municipal elections in line with EU standards.