Italian Parliament official: Georgia’s EU integration deserves “strong support” of Italy

Georgia's European Union integration process deserves “strong support” from Italy, Mario Perantoni, the Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, said on Thursday.

Perantoni made the comment as part of his meeting with Anri Okhanashvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s Legal Issues Committee, in Italy, where the integration of the country into the alliance was discussed.

The Italian Parliament official stressed Georgia “really” deserved a “strong support” of Italy in the process, adding the country “belonged” in the EU. The meeting also went over Georgia’s policy of the peaceful de-occupation of its Russian-occupied territories, the press office of the Georgian Parliament said.

Perantoni was thanked by the Georgian Parliamentary delegation, which is on a visit to Italy, and asked the official to continue to “actively support” Georgia on its EU membership path.