Georgian PM discusses cooperation prospects with Swiss national council president
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday met with Irène Kälin, the president of the national council of Switzerland. Photo: government of Georgia press office
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Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday discussed prospects for future cooperation with Irène Kälin, the president of the national council of Switzerland, the government administration said.
In the Tbilisi meeting between the Georgian government head and the president of the lower house of the Swiss federal assembly, the sides welcomed cooperation in both bilateral and multilateral formats and partnership in political, economic, parliamentary and people-to-people ties.
Garibashvili thanked Kälin for her country’s “firm support” for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The prime minister once again confirmed the government's commitment to the comprehensive policy of peaceful conflict resolution”, said the government's press office and noted the officials had stressed the importance of high-level meetings and recalled the recent meeting of Garibashvili with Swiss president on the sidelines of a United Nations general assembly session in New York.
The officials praised "close and friendly" cooperation between their countries. Photo: government of Georgia press office.
As part of promoting a socioeconomic and institutional transformation of Georgia, the officials also discussed the importance of programmes of the Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development in the country.
Kälin also held a meeting with parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili earlier on Tuesday, discussing ties and the implementation process of the European Union’s conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status.
Had pleasure of hosting my Swiss colleague Irène Kälin @KaelinIrene and ????????'s parliamentary delegation. Our 30 years’ bonds, deeply rooted in the cooperation in education, environmental protection, peace building, and energy, are destined to prosper in the decades to come. pic.twitter.com/TtXTrCPnZr
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) October 11, 2022
Papuashvili thanked the Swiss official for her country’s contribution to the democratic and socio-economic development of Georgia, as well as Switzerland’s facilitation of representations in Russia-Georgia relations after the countries suspended direct diplomatic ties following the 2008 war between them.
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