Swedish MP expects "positive" changes in Georgia after EU evaluations
The Swedish MP emphasised Sweden had been supporting Georgia “every day” and said it had “high expectations” for Georgia’s EU integration. Photo: 1TV.ge
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Hans Wallmark, a member of the Swedish parliament Riksdag on Saturday said he had expectations of “positive signals and changes” in Georgia after the European Commission would evaluate the implemented EU conditions, as the country has been a member of the European family.
After the meeting of Georgian and Swedish parliamentary delegations in Madrid within the framework of the NATO parliamentary assembly, Wallmark noted that “many aspects” of the European agenda were focused on the war in Ukraine and its support, but stressed the importance to see Russian attacks on other countries too, “especially” on Georgia, as the country’s 20 percent has been occupied by Russia since the 2008 Russia-Georgia war.
Sweden is now preparing for accession. This also shows that NATO's open door policy is in force, which is very important especially for a country like Georgia. From January 1 of the next year, Sweden will become the EU president after the Czech Republic. Our presidency will focus on security”, Wallmark noted.
The Swedish MP emphasised Sweden had been supporting Georgia “every day” and said it had “high expectations” for Georgia’s EU integration.
Ulrik Tideström, the ambassador of Sweden to Georgia, on Tuesday said the European Union had opened its door to Georgia and “clearly recognised” the country’s European perspective.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili and his Swedish counterpart Magdalena Andersson discussed the partnership between their countries at the ongoing NATO Summit on Wednesday.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday hosted Ulrik Tideström, the Ambassador of Sweden to Georgia, and conveyed his congratulations on the occasion of Sweden’s National Day.
In the “long process” of European integration, Georgia has to have “strong national unity,” and to “uphold” European values of democracy, human rights, equality and the rule of law, Swedish Ambassador Ulrik Tidestrom said on Friday.
The Georgian parliamentary delegation, led by the head of the defence and security committee Irakli Beraia, discussed regional and Georgian security challenges, as well as Russia’s war against Ukraine in bilateral meetings held within the framework of the ongoing NATO parliamentary assembly in Madrid.
The bilateral cooperation, “close” and “friendly” relations between Georgia and Sweden were discussed on Thursday by the Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Swedish counterpart Tobias Billström in a meeting held within the framework of the 29th OSCE ministerial council in Łódź.
The current agenda of cooperation between Georgia and Sweden was reviewed on Thursday by Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Ulrik Tideström, the Ambassador of Sweden to Georgia.
Cooperation between defence committees of Georgian and Swedish parliaments, security of the Euro-Atlantic space and the Black Sea region were discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between a Georgian parliamentary delegation led by Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Defence and Security Committee of the lawmaking body, and Peter Hultqvist, the Defence Committee Chair of the Swedish Parliament.
The fruitful cooperation between Georgia and Sweden and the former's European integration path were discussed on Monday in a meeting between Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament and Anna Lyberg, the newly appointed Ambassador of Sweden to the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday discussed bilateral cooperation and his country’s progress on its European integration path with Anna Lyberg, the newly appointed Ambassador of Sweden to Georgia.