Georgian Foreign Minister to participate in informal meeting of EU foreign ministers
Darchiashvili is set to hold bilateral meetings with his Spanish, Estonian and Ukrainian, as well as Moldovan and Irish counterparts. Photo: Foreign Ministry.
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Ilia Darchiashvili, the Georgian Foreign Minister will participate on Tuesday and Wednesday in a two-day informal Gymnich format meeting of the European Union foreign ministers in Czech Republic capital city of Prague, discussing the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the suspension of visa liberalisation for Russian citizens with foreign ministers of the 27 EU member states.
The Public Broadcaster said Darchiashvili and his Ukrainian and Moldovan counterparts, Dmytro Kuleba and Nicu Popescu, would also participate in the discussion on the European outlook for the so called Associated Trio and their future of the Eastern Partnership, considering that the European Council has already granted Ukraine and Moldova candidate status, while Georgia has been working on fulfilling the recommendations outlined by the EU for receiving the EU membership candidate status.
Darchiashvili is set to hold bilateral meetings with his Spanish, Estonian and Ukrainian, as well as Moldovan and Irish counterparts.
Electoral amendments necessary for obtaining the European Union membership candidate status for Georgia will be proposed in September by the Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee, with the bill drafted in line with recommendations of the Parliamentary working group set up earlier this month to address electoral issues, ruling Georgian Dream party MP Givi Mikanadze said on Thursday.
In bilateral relations between Georgia and the European Union, the country will have “specific, tangible results very soon”, Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili said on Sunday, while commenting on the annual Association Agreement Implementation Report of the EU.
The European Union published its annual Association Implementation Report on Georgia on Friday. The report has reviewed Georgia’s implementation of reforms under the EU-Georgia Association Agreement over the past year.
The European Commision will present a report on the priorities in the enlargement package in 2023 to give the Georgian political system “sufficient time” to “thoroughly work” on the priorities for the European Union membership candidate status, Michael Rupp, a representative of the European Commission, said on Wednesday.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday said he would have a “very open and very specific” conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba about how the two countries can “strengthen bilateral cooperation and strategic partnership”.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday vowed “unwavering support” for Ukraine in a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart on the sidelines of the informal meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Prague.
The “role and importance” of the Associated Trio countries of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine under a “new geopolitical agenda” were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Moldovan counterpart Nicu Popescu on the sidelines of the informal meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Prague.
The existing “close and friendly” relations and their development prospects, between Georgia and Estonia, were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Estonian counterpart Urmas Reinsalu on the sidelines of the informal meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Prague.
The bilateral and multilateral relations between Georgia and Spain, as well as Georgia's European integration, were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares on the sidelines of the informal meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Prague.