Georgia receives foreign countries’ congratulations, messages of support on Independence Day
The Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau noted the long-standing cooperation between the two countries, based on “friendship, mutual respect and trust”. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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Foreign officials on Thursday sent their congratulatory messages to Georgian counterparts and citizens to mark the country’s Independence Day, with foreign ministers of Poland, Greece, Latvia, Bulgaria and Iran being among those who offered their messages of support.
The Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau noted the long-standing cooperation between the two countries, based on “friendship, mutual respect and trust”.
I want to assure you that Poland consistently supports Georgia's European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations, as well as its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the top Polish diplomat said.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said the partnership between Greece and Georgia was “fruitful and successful” in all areas, pointing out his country’s “strong” support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as its Euro-Atlantic aspirations.
Very warm greetings from Latvia to Georgia celebrating Independence Day!”, the Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics tweeted.
The Bulgarian and Iranian foreign ministers also sent congratulatory letters to their Georgian counterpart. The former noted relations between Bulgaria and Georgia enjoyed a “long history” and had always developed in the spirit of “friendship and mutual respect.”
The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday Congratulated the people of Georgia on Independence Day and vowed support for the country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Georgia and NATO member states are building a new Euro-Atlantic security architecture together, Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Committee on Defence and Security of the Parliament of Georgia, said on Wednesday.
Georgia is a leader in European Union integration among countries of the Black Sea region in “many directions” and is even ahead of Balkan states that have membership candidate status, Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s European Union Integration Committee, said on Wednesday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday said the country needed “clarity and adequate and relevant reaction” from the European Union regarding its European aspirations.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday extended his congratulations to the Georgian people on the occasion of Independence Day and wished them “happiness, prosperity and peace.”
United States President Joe Biden on Thursday extended his congratulations of Georgia’s Independence Day to Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and citizens of the country.
Georgian Independence Day is being marked on Thursday around the world, with cultural, educational and entertainment activities organised by the country’s diplomatic missions.
The Georgian society supports the country’s European integration path “consciously or intuitively,” with the support “strengthening over the years,” Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said in her address dedicated to Independence Day of Georgia on Thursday.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has set up exhibition spaces and thematic stands in the historical capital of Mtskheta, outside Tbilisi, to mark the country’s Independence Day on Thursday.
Today Georgia is celebrating its Independence Day, simultaneously marking the 104th anniversary of the establishment of its First Democratic Republic.