Germany “actively supports” Georgia's European integration - FM
In his comments, Darchiashvili noted the meeting with Annalena Baerbock had been “very important” as the officials agreed that Georgia would be on Germany’s international agenda. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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Germany is a country that “actively supports” Georgia's European integration and its aspiration to receive the European Union membership candidate status as soon as possible, Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili said on Tuesday after a meeting with his German counterpart in Berlin.
In his comments, Darchiashvili noted the meeting with Annalena Baerbock had been “very important” as the officials agreed that Georgia would be on Germany’s international agenda.
I think it will help us to continue working very actively together with our partners to make our European integration even stronger [and] result-oriented”, Darchiashvili said.
The top Georgian diplomat also noted the meeting had focused on the “necessity” of deepening the relations between the two countries, as well as on the “important role” of Germany in the European integration process of Georgia.
Darchiashvili also underlined the significance of a memorandum on cooperation in the culture sector between the two governments.
Honored, on behalf of the gov't of ????????, to sign with my colleague @ABaerbock an Agreement on Cultural Cooperation between ????????&????????. It is to provide prospects for cultural exchanges & opportunities for sharing educational experiences. The document will bring our peoples even closer. pic.twitter.com/MDdXObnMbb
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) September 13, 2022
Our common goal should be to maintain peace in the [South Caucasus] region and I am sure that with joint efforts we will be able to make our region even safer and more attractive”, he concluded.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday departed for an official visit to Germany.
Partnership between Georgia and Germany and Georgia’s work on European integration were discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between foreign ministers Ilia Darchiashvili and Annalena Baerbock in Berlin.
Peter Fischer, the newly appointed Ambassador of Germany to Georgia, on Monday said the friendship between the two countries would bring new projects in bilateral relations.
Relations between Georgia and Germany and prospects of cooperation were discussed on Monday in a meeting involving Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Peter Fischer, the newly appointed Ambassador of Germany to Georgia.
Georgian and German foreign ministers on Tuesday signed a “comprehensive deal” on cooperation in the fields of culture, education and science, with the agreement also offering opportunities to strengthen people-to-people contacts, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday arrived in Berlin to launch his official visit.
Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday said the visit of the country’s prime minister to Berlin this week was “very timely and important” and would contribute to the “further strengthening” of relations between the two states.
Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday congratulated his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and citizens of the country on the occasion of the German Unity Day.
Peter Fischer, the ambassador of Germany to Georgia, on Monday said his government would work “very closely” with Georgia on the country’s European integration.
Annalena Baerbock, the German Foreign Minister, will pay her first official visit to Georgia on Thursday to “further strengthen bilateral” ties and discuss the country’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations and related reforms with the country’s top officials, the German Embassy to Georgia announced on Wednesday.
The Georgian Air Navigation Agency, a company operating under the country’s Ministry of Economy, on Friday rejected reports by Der Spiegel about complications on the runway of the Tbilisi International Airport forcing the aircraft carrying German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to abandon its first landing run at the facility.