EU commission head says bloc wants Georgia to “advance, succeed” on integration path
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, on Thursday met with Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili in Prague. Photo: government of Georgia press office
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Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, on Thursday said the European Union wanted Georgia to “advance and succeed” on its EU path, as the country is working to meet the bloc’s 12-point conditions for receiving the membership candidate status.
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In her tweet following a meeting with Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili during the first session of the inaugural summit of the European Political Community in Prague, the EU official stressed the bloc “remains committed to Georgia's security and territorial integrity”.
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
Calling the meeting “very productive”, Garibashvili expressed his gratitude to the EU for providing support for Georgia on its path towards Europe.
He also said his government had “immediately” begun to implement the conditions for the membership candidacy status, and stressed the “inclusive process” had allowed “all branches” of the government, as well as a part of domestic opposition and civil society, to be “fully involved” in the process via several working groups.
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
In her previous comments, the EU commission president had addressed citizens of countries of the Western Balkans, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia and told them “you are part of our family, your future is in our union, and our union is not complete without you”.