Georgian FM hails Council of the EU report on Georgia’s “European future”, “important” reforms
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday responded to the recent report by the Council of the European Union. Photo: Ilia Darchiashvili’s Twitter page
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday praised the recent report by the Council of the European Union that said Georgia’s future “lies with the EU” and commended the “important steps” being made by the country in its reform process.
I appreciate #GAC conclusions acknowledging ????????'s important steps in its reform process. ????????continues to address the Commission priorities in order to advance on EU accession path. Strengthening sectoral coop & integration into EU’s internal market benefits ????????’s EU membership goal.
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) December 14, 2022
In his tweet, the official pledged the Georgian Government was taking actions to meet the 12-point conditions set by the European Council in June for granting the country the bloc’s membership candidate status, and noted further sectoral cooperation with the EU would encourage the country’s European integration.
????????#GAC approved conclusions on #EUenlargement 2day including for the 1️⃣st time ????????????????????????.
— Vato Makharoblishvili (@AmbVatoM) December 13, 2022
Furthermore, Council acknowledges important steps made by???????? in its reform process & encourages???????? to continue & fully address @EU_Commission priorities in order 2 be granted candidate status!
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Published on Tuesday after a meeting of Government ministers involving the bloc’s member states, the document said the “ future of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia and of their citizens lies within the EU”.
Recalling the “historic decision” of the European Council in June to recognise the European perspective and grant the status of candidate countries to Ukraine and Moldova, it said the Council “likewise recognised” the European perspective of Georgia and confirmed its readiness to grant the country candidate status once the conditions were addressed.
Georgia's submission of an official application for European Union membership marks a new stage of the country's relationship with the EU and in the process of its integration into the Union, the Head of the Georgian mission to the EU, Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, said in an interview released by Imedi channel on Thursday.
The future of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia and of their citizens lies within the European Union, a document published on Tuesday by the Council of the EU said following a meeting of Government ministers involving the bloc’s member states.
Pawel Herczynski, the ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, on Tuesday said “constructive” involvement of the country’s opposition parties, along with the government, was “critically important” for the fulfillment of the 12-point conditions set by the bloc to grant the country its membership candidate status.
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on Wednesday addressed citizens in countries of the Western Balkans as well as Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia by telling them “you are part of our family, your future is in our Union, and our Union is not complete without you”.