Georgian PM, Danish FM discuss bilateral relations, security situation in Eastern European region
Garibashvili spoke about Georgia’s European Union membership bid and noted the country hoped for a "strong support" of international partners in this process. Photo: Government Administration
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Georgian-Danish bilateral relations and the impact of the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine on the security situation in the Eastern European region were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili and Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod.
The meeting also focused on the situation in the Russian-occupied territories of Georgia and the related security challenges, the Government Administration said.
The top Danish diplomat underlined Denmark was a "strong and clear" supporter of Georgia's sovereignty, territorial integrity and its European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
Garibashvili spoke about Georgia’s European Union membership bid and noted the country hoped for a "strong support" of international partners in this process.
The officials also spoke about the cooperation between their countries within the framework of the Danish Neighbourhood Program (DANEP), pointing out the mentioned programm “plays an important role in the process of democratic and institutional transformation of Georgia.”
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Russia's aggression has “failed to stop” Georgia from moving towards Europe, and the newly created “window of opportunity” is the European Union's “rightful response” to this aggression, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said on Thursday in a meeting with Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod.
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The United States will not recognise the results of any effort by “Russia or its proxies” to “divide sovereign Georgian territory”, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday, following information on plans by Georgia’s Russian-occupied region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) to hold a referendum on joining Russia.
A delegation from Denmark, headed by Jeppe Kofod, the country's Foreign Minister, visited parts of the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) with Georgia’s Russian-occupied breakaway Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region on Friday.
The actions of Anatoly Bibilov, the de facto president of the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region of Georgia, and his group have “no international legal significance”, Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chairman of the Committee on Human Rights of the Georgian Parliament, said on Friday in response to the information on the de facto authorities in the occupied region planning to hold a referendum on joining the Russian Federation.
The Georgian Government’s “long-term peace policy” will become the “basis for de-occupation” of the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia, Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, said on Friday.
Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, on Monday condemned the “sadism” of Russian troops directed against civilians in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, and extended condolences to Ukrainian people amid the reported atrocities.