Garibashvili credits ruling party, former PM Ivanishvili with “all tangible achievements” on Georgia's European path

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday credited the ruling Georgian Dream party and the former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili with “all tangible achievements” on Georgia's European integration path.

I would also like to tell our dear people that all tangible achievements related to Georgia's integration into the European Union are the merit of the [ruling] Georgian Dream [party] and [the former PM] Bidzina Ivanishvili”, Garibashvili said during a cabinet meeting.

The head of the Georgian Government named the Association Agreement, signed in 2014, and the visa-free travel and free trade deals approved with the EU in 2017 among the achievements, in addition to the “European prospective” granted to the country by the European Commission and the ongoing work for the membership candidate status.

All this has something to do with the rule of the Georgian Dream party. I wish our country peace and reunification”, he concluded in his comments.

Garibashvili on Monday hailed the “historic decision” by the European Commission to grant the country “European prospective” in the process of its EU membership application.

The European Commission on Friday recommended the European Council to grant Georgia “European prospective” before assessing how the country meets a number of conditions for receiving the European Union membership candidate status.