Ruling party MP: Georgian PACE delegation will focus on progress made on EU conditions
Chikovani noted that within the framework of the assembly the Georgian delegation would hold bilateral meetings, focusing on the domestic political developments and the progress made in implementing the EU conditions. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Irakli Chikovani, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said the Georgian delegation at the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe this week would talk about the progress made by the country's authorities in implementing conditions for the European Union membership candidate status.
The parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe is not directly related to the decisions made in the EU, but it is a very important forum to talk to our colleagues, the people who shape each state's position on specific issues", Chikovani observed.
"The people who participate in the parliamentary assembly have a very active political life, are actively involved in the political life of their countries and have influence on the processes”, he added.
Chikovani noted that within the framework of the assembly the Georgian delegation would hold bilateral meetings, focusing on the domestic political developments and the progress made in implementing the EU conditions.
During this week, several members of the Georgian delegation will address the parliamentary assembly, with a focus on these issues”, he concluded.
Kakha Kaladze, the mayor of Tbilisi and the secretary general of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Friday said the government was “ready to implement all reforms” and take “appropriate steps” for the country to become a “full-fledged” member state of Europe.
The European Union needs to “keep preparing the ground” for enlargement for the Western Balkan states as well as Georgia, Roberta Metsola, the president of the European parliament said at an informal meeting of the European Council in Prague on Friday.
Irakli Chikovani, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday said the visit of Belarusian president Aleksandr Lukashenko to Georgia’s Russian-occupied region of Abkhazia on Wednesday had pushed relations with Belarus to a “red line”.
Irakli Chikovani, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Friday said he was “convinced” the resolution on violations of media freedom and the safety of journalists in Georgia, adopted by the European Parliament on Thursday, would not “cast a shadow” over the “progress made” by the country.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the chair of the Georgian parliament's foreign affairs committee, on Monday explained a “meaningless and distorted” entry on the country’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili had become the reason for the Georgian delegation’s refusal to support a Council of Europe resolution on the Russian military escalation in Ukraine.
Archil Talakvadze, the Georgian parliament vice speaker, on Tuesday said “many people” recognised the imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili as “not an opponent but an ally” of Russian president Vladimir Putin, adding “violations” committed by the former government head and his team over the years had been “only in Russia's interests”.
Georgian officials representing various state bodies and agencies on Wednesday launched consultations with the European Union as part of the bloc’s enlargement package, the country’s foreign office said.