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German Ambassador to participate in Thursday public rally in Tbilisi supporting EU integration

Knirsch responded to a public call by Zourabichvili, who on Tuesday proposed the public and political parties to gather on Europe Square on Thursday to show Europe “our unity”. Photo: Facebook/Deutsche Botschaft Tiflis

Agenda.ge, 15 Jun 2022 - 13:01, Tbilisi,Georgia

German Ambassador to Georgia Hubert Knirsch on Wednesday said he would participate in a public rally planned in Tbilisi in support of the country’s European Union integration and announced by Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili.

Knirsch responded to a public call by Zourabichvili, who on Tuesday proposed the public and political parties to gather on Europe Square on Thursday to show Europe “our unity”.

She also invited ambassadors of EU countries in Georgia to the occasion, which comes amid the European Commission’s deliberation over the country’s application for membership candidate status.

President Zourabichvili invited the citizens to Europe Square to support Georgia's European future. It is remarkable that the head of state calls on the citizens to publicly show their position on Europe. I will be at Europe Square tomorrow to witness this declaration of intent”, the German Ambassador said.

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