Georgian, Canadian FMs discuss bilateral relations, Black Sea security issues
The top Canadian diplomat said her country was ready to help Georgia overcome the existing challenges and strengthen its capabilities. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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Bilateral relations, security issues in the Black Sea region and Canada's support for Georgia were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly.
Joly underlined Georgia was “a valued partner of the Alliance”, emphasising the country’s role in regional security and Canada's strong support for Georgia's integration into NATO, the Georgian foreign office said.
Fruitful meeting w/????????FM @melaniejoly. Discussed ways for enhancing economic coop& importance of assisting ????????in addressing challenges. Focused on t/significant date-30th anniversary of our dipl relations. ????????is a strong supporter of????????'s Euro-Atlantic integration& we highly value it pic.twitter.com/ZlooOOCrhJ
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) April 7, 2022
The top Canadian diplomat said her country was ready to help Georgia overcome the existing challenges and strengthen its capabilities.
Ilia Darchiashvili also briefed his counterpart on the situation in the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia.
Bilateral relations between Georgia and Canada and readiness to facilitate strengthening of economic contacts between the countries through establishment of contacts between relevant agencies were also reviewed.
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