Economy minister: Georgia leading Associated Trio countries in fulfilling EU candidate status conditions
Georgia is ahead of the fellow Associated Trio countries of Moldova and Ukraine in terms of fulfilling conditions for gaining the European Union membership candidate status, economy minister Levan Davitashvili was cited as saying by the ministry on Thursday. Photo: ministry of economy
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Georgia is ahead of the fellow Associated Trio countries of Moldova and Ukraine in terms of fulfilling conditions for gaining the European Union membership candidate status, economy minister Levan Davitashvili was cited as saying by the ministry on Thursday.
The ministry said Davitashvili had made the remark in his meeting with the Council of European Union Working Party on Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
[In their comments], members of the delegation pointed out that if these obligations are fulfilled successfully and quickly, Georgia will definitely get the candidate status and the rapid integration of Georgia into the European Union will continue", Davitashvili said after the meeting.
He also added the European Council’s granting of the European perspective to the country in June was "very important in the process of our European integration".
The meeting also discussed the current economic trends of Georgia, the ministry said.
Georgia’s European integration process was discussed on Thursday in a call between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Czech counterpart Jan Lipavsky.
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.
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.
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 Honorary Consulate Institute is particularly important for Georgia, including in presenting the country “positively” in the international arena, disseminating objective information, sharing investment and tourism potential, as well as increasing awareness, Levan Davitashvili, the economy minister and vice prime minister said on Sunday at the thematic panel on economic diplomacy within the framework of the conference of Honorary Consuls of Georgia - Cooperation for Strong Partnership.
Georgian economy minister Levan Davitashvili and European Union ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczynski on Friday welcomed the dynamics of the development of economic relations between the country and the bloc, making a particular mention of the implementation of the 2014-signed association agreement, the ministry of economy said.
Georgian parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday said Georgia had satisfied the technical preconditions for the European Union candidate status “long time ago” and in terms of technical readiness, it has been a leader of the associated trio countries of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova.
Georgian parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday said the majority of the European Union conditions for granting Georgia the membership candidate status would be fulfilled by the end of December and noted that the implementation of the rest depended on the assessments of the Council of Europe's Venice Commission and the constructive cooperation of the opposition.