EU Commissioner to Georgian president: I welcome your wish to visit Brussels to discuss new steps in EU-Georgia relations
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili sent kind wishes to German politician Ursula von der Leyen, who was elected the first female president of the European Commission last year. Photo: alliance/dpa.
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EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen has sent a letter to Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili in which she welcomed the wish of Zurabishvili to visit Brussels once the public health situation allows.
Leyen says that the meeting would be an opportunity to discuss new steps in EU-Georgia relations after the ‘successful conclusion of 10 years of the Eastern Partnership, also in view of the future of the partnership.'
Georgia is an important partner for the EU and the European Commission is committed to further advance our bilateral relations,” said the letter.
The letter says that Georgia will receive more than 183 million Euros in grants to support immediate and short-terms needs in face of the coronavirus.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has sent kind wishes to German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, who was elected the first female president of the European Commission yesterday. Leyen is also the first German in the position for more than 50 years.
Georgian and German defence ministers have signed a deal which for the first time in the history of Georgian-German military cooperation affirms Germany’s support for Georgia’s NATO integration and its commitment to provide “maximal assistance” for the country to achieve its goal of joining the alliance.
Georgia-Germany bilateral relations have been discussed, as Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili met with German Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen this morning in Tbilisi. Von der Leyen is paying an official visit to Georgia.
German Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen will visit Tbilisi on October 5 upon the invitation by her Georgian counterpart Levan Izoria, the German Embassy in Tbilisi says. She will meet Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and other officials.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has reaffirmed her support for Georgia's sovereignty following her meeting with President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili on Tuesday.
During the meeting, the officials discussed the situation in Ukraine in the wake of Russia's ongoing military invasion of the country.
Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili will meet officials of the European Union in Brussels after departing for the official visit to the city on Monday, the President’s Administration said.