Georgian PM, European Commission president discuss implementation of EU membership status conditions
The conversation touched on Russia's aggression in Ukraine and its influence on Georgia, the region and the world in general, with Garibashvili highlighting the EU’s efforts to establish peace in the South Caucasus and reaffirming Georgia’s “readiness” to contribute to the mentioned process. Photo: Government administration
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The process of implementation of the 12-point conditions outlined by the European Union for granting Georgia the membership candidate status was discussed on Thursday by the Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission.
During the meeting, within the framework of the first session of the inaugural summit of the European Political Community in Prague, Garibashvili highlighted the “historic” decision by the European Council to grant Georgia the European perspective and noted that the country has been “doing everything” to take the next step towards joining the EU and getting the membership candidate status.
Photo: Government administration
Garibashvili said Georgia had “immediately” begun to implement the conditions and stressed that the “inclusive process” has allowed “all branches” of the government, as well as the opposition parties and civil society, to be “fully involved” in the implementation process, for which the working groups had been created, the government administration said.
Very productive meeting w/ @vonderleyen on the future of security of the European continent. Grateful for the @EU_Commission for assisting ????????/w implementation of the reforms to ensure that ???????? is granted the ????????candidate status. ???????? is committed to ???????? future! pic.twitter.com/O7XrKkEQGB
— Irakli Garibashvili (@GharibashviliGe) October 6, 2022
The conversation touched on Russia's aggression in Ukraine and its influence on Georgia, the region and the world in general, with Garibashvili highlighting the EU’s efforts to establish peace in the South Caucasus and reaffirming Georgia’s “readiness” to contribute to the mentioned process.
Good meeting with Prime Minister @GharibashviliGe
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) October 6, 2022
The EU remains committed to Georgia's security and territorial integrity.
We also want ???????? to advance and succeed on its EU path. Reform efforts must be sustained.
The @EU_Commission is ready to support in this process. pic.twitter.com/bUiWXQTR3D
The officials also discussed “further rapprochement” and infrastructural communication between Georgia and the EU in the transport, energy and digital sectors, and noted that transport infrastructure on the Black Sea had an “important place” in the EU’s transport and energy policy, adding the EU and Georgia would “further deepen” the cooperation in this direction.
The head of the government invited the president to Georgia at a “convenient time”.