European Council president in Tbilisi: my visit demonstrates EU’s commitment to our partnership
President of the European Council Charles Michel has stated that the EU is concerned by the current political tension in Georgia. Photo: President of Georgia press office.
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President of the European Council Charles Michel has met with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili in Tbilisi earlier today and stated that his visit demonstrates the EU’s commitment to countries in the region, including Georgia.
Michel is scheduled to meet with Georgian, Ukrainian and Moldovan leaders during his regional trip.
My visit to Tbilisi shows #EU´s commitment to its #EasternPartners & to Georgia’s sovereignty & territorial integrity.
— Charles Michel (@eucopresident) March 1, 2021
With @Zourabichvili_S, we discussed the political crisis: all parties must show leadership, step up their efforts to de-escalate the situation & come together. pic.twitter.com/Nfd6GQ7qrM
He has expressed the EU’s commitment to Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and called on political parties in the country to step up their efforts to deescalate the current political tension.
Michel said that the EU is concerned by the current tension in the country and that unity on major values are crucial.
#COVID changed a lot of things, but it hasn't changed Georgia's strong and stable path to Europe. Both my visit to Brussels last month and @eucopresident's visit to Tbilisi today are strong signs that we continue and will continue to move forward to European integration. ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/Ow0r7NY776
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) March 1, 2021
He has promised that the EU will do its best to ensure the timely distribution of coronavirus vaccines to Georgia via the Covax international platform.
Michel will visit the occupation line later today, after his meetings with Georgian PM and parliament speaker.
Georgian Foriegn Minister David Zalkaliani has stated that the upcoming visit of the European Council President Charles Michel later today is a ‘clear confirmation’ that the EU stands with Georgia as its ‘most important partner’ in the region.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with the President of the European Council Charles Michel in Tbilisi earlier today. Garibashvili has stated that Michel’s visit ‘is a clear reiteration that our region has a strategic importance for the EU.’ He also said that the visit ‘demonstrates the strong support and partnership of the EU.’
Georgian opposition parties have requested mediation instead of facilitation from the EU to come to an agreement with the ruling Georgian party amid the current political tension.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and opposition politicians have gathered at the presidential palace in Tbilisi at a meeting mediated by European Council President Charles Michel. Michel said following the meeting that the parties had an opportunity to listen to each other. However, he said, ‘we understand that there are many difficult topics that need to be tackled’.
European Council President Charles Michel has mandated Christian Danielsson to lead a EU-backed mediation effort in Georgia, in follow up to the relaunch of the political dialogue between the ruling Georgian Dream party and the opposition. The appointment comes shortly after Michel’s visit to Georgia earlier this month.
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