Georgian, Portuguese FMs discuss cooperation, Georgia’s European integration process
Cravinho “highly assessed” Georgia’s progress on the European integration path, the Ministry also noted, while reiterating support for the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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Bilateral relations and close cooperation in the process of Georgia's European integration was discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Portuguese counterpart João Gomes Cravinho.
The Ministers expressed readiness to intensify political dialogue between their states and deepen relations in “various fields”, including the ongoing process of Georgia's European Union membership application, the Georgian foreign office said.
Cravinho “highly assessed” Georgia’s progress on the European integration path, the Ministry also noted, while reiterating support for the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The ministers agreed to facilitate an exchange of high-level ties between the countries, with the Portuguese Minister extending an invitation to Darchiashvili to visit Lisbon.
Georgian and Chinese Foreign Ministers Ilia Darchiashvili and Wang Yi held a phone conversation on Wednesday to discuss a wide range of relations in “fruitful” cooperation between the two states.
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.
Josep Borrell, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, reaffirmed the Union’s “unwavering commitment'' to Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity during the meeting with Ilia Darchiashvili, the newly-appointed Georgian Foreign Minister, on Wednesday in Strasbourg.
Georgia's part in the international effort against terrorism were in the focus of an address by Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili to the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition against ISIS, hosted on Wednesday in Morocco.
Ilia Darchiashvili, the Georgian Foreign Minister and Peter Siarto, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary gave “high evaluation” to the completion of Georgia's European Union membership questionnaire, handed over by the country ahead of schedule this week.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili is taking part in the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition against ISIS, hosted in Morocco between Tuesday and Thursday, the Georgian foreign office said.
Participation of the Georgian Government in the Ministerial of the Global Coalition against ISIS on Wednesday reaffirmed that the country is “actively involved” in strengthening global security together with the international community, Ilia Darchiashvili, the Georgian Foreign Minister, said on Thursday.
Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, as well as the Western Balkans countries, are members of the European family, António Costa, the prime minister of Portugal said on Saturday at the international congress of the Party of European Socialists in Berlin, in which the Georgian delegation is participating.