New EU Ambassador presents credentials to Georgian Foreign Minister, discuss cooperation
The current situation in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia), and the role of the EU in ensuring the stability of the Black Sea region were also discussed at the meeting, with Herczynski reaffirming the EU’s “unwavering support” for the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Photo: Foreign Ministry.
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Pawel Herczynski, the European Union’s newly appointed Ambassador, on Friday, presented his credentials to Georgian Foreign Minister, Ilia Darchiashvili, after which the officials discussed the “wide range” of existing cooperation between Georgia and the EU, including the European Council’s decision to grant the country the European perspective.
Darchiashvili informed Herczynski about the process of fulfilling the action plan for the 12-point conditions outlined by the European Council for granting Georgia candidate status, and the sides also discussed the agenda of the Georgia-EU Association Council, which is set to be held on Tuesday in Brussels.
The Head of the EU Delegation welcomed the participation of the Georgian Foreign Minister in a two-day informal Gymnich format meeting of the European Union foreign ministers held in Prague, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said.
The current situation in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia), and the role of the EU in ensuring the stability of the Black Sea region were also discussed at the meeting, with Herczynski reaffirming the EU’s “unwavering support” for the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The activities of the parliamentary working groups, created to review the judicial reforms for fulfilling the 12-point conditions outlined by the European Union for granting Georgia the membership candidate status, and the progress in the implementation process were discussed on Tuesday by Anri Okhanashvili, the Head of Georgian Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee from the Georgian Dream ruling party and Julien Crampes, the Acting Head of the European Union Delegation to Georgia.
The progress in the implementation of the 12-point conditions outlined by the European Union for granting Georgia the membership candidate status was discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and diplomatic representatives of EU member states in Tbilisi.
Pawel Herczynski, the Managing Director for Common Security and Defence Policy and Crisis Response at the European External Action Service, has been nominated for the position of the Head of the European Union Delegation to Georgia, the EEAS said on Wednesday.
European Union Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell has stated earlier today that ‘Georgia’s European path is built on solid ground’. He has delivered a speech at the joint conference of the government of Georgia and the Georgian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum.
The European Union will invite the next UK Prime Minister, as well as nine countries hoping to join the bloc, including Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and six western Balkan states, plus non-candidates Armenia and Azerbaijan to a summit on new pan-European security body scheduled on October 6 in Prague, a British daily newspaper The Guardian reported on Saturday.
Pawel Herczynski, the European Union’s newly appointed Ambassador to Georgia, on Monday presented his credentials to President Salome Zourabichvili, the Presidential Administration said.
Pawel Herczynski, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, on Monday said the “historic decision” by the European Council to grant Georgia the European perspective set a “new reality”.
Georgian finance minister Lasha Khutsishvili and Pawel Herczynski, the European Union's newly appointed ambassador to the country, on Tuesday discussed dynamics of relations between the two sides in an introductory meeting between the officials, the ministry announced.
The Georgian foreign ministry on Sunday held a conference of Honorary Consuls of Georgia - Cooperation for Strong Partnership, with consuls from more than 50 countries participating in the event, the ministry said.