Georgian FM: gov’t will take consistent steps to ensure Georgia takes historical place in European family
Zalkaliani told the channel both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Ministry “actively communicated” with European partners over the prospects of Georgia's integration into the European Union. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
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The Government of Georgia, in agreement with its partners, will take consistent steps to ensure the country takes its historical place in the European family, Georgian FM David Zalkaliani said in an interview released by Imedi channel on Wednesday.
Zalkaliani told the channel both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Ministry “actively communicated” with European partners over the prospects of Georgia's integration into the European Union.
I want to assure the public that we, in agreement with our partners, will unquestionably take consistent and bold steps [to make sure Georgia is] where it historically belongs. Our society will see this very soon, Zalkaliani told hosts of a programme on the channel.
Also, as Davit Zalkaliani told `Imedi channel regarding the recall of the Ambassador of Ukraine to Georgia, he already had a phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. Georgian FM said that during the conversation he had expressed surprise, calling the decision of Ukrainian colleagues “somewhat emotional” .
Zalkaliani hopes that after this communication, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Georgia will return soon and will continue his duties.
The Committee on European Integration of the Georgian Parliament on Tuesday prepared a draft resolution on the country’s integration into the European Union, calling on EU member states and institutions to take all necessary steps to accelerate Georgia's accession to the Union.
Heidi Hautala, a Member of the European Parliament from Finland said “Ukraine and Georgia deserve European prospects” in an interview released by Georgia’s Imedi channel on Wednesday.
The Government of Georgia is applying for the European Union membership, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party chairman Irakli Kobakhidze said on Wednesday.
We must provide Ukraine and Georgia with European prospects, Heidi Hautala, a Member of the European Parliament from Finland, said in an interview Imedi channel released on Wednesday.
A draft resolution in support of an accelerated process of Georgia’s European Union integration has drawn contrasting reactions from different sections of the country’s political establishment, after its proposal by the Committee on European Integration of the Georgian Parliament on Wednesday.
It is important for the European Union to maintain Georgia’s path to becoming a member state, President Salome Zourabichvili told European Council President Charles Michel on Tuesday.
The Committee on European Integration of the Georgian Parliament on Tuesday prepared a draft resolution on the country’s integration into the European Union, calling on EU member states and institutions to take all necessary steps to accelerate Georgia's accession to the Union.
The European Union is about to receive membership applications from Georgia and Moldova “imminently”, an EU official told Reuters on Thursday.
History has deemed the European choice of the Georgian people as its strategic aim, the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Thursday with his signing of the country’s application for receiving the candidate status of a European Union member state
A group of Georgian non-governmental organisations has reacted to the news of the government’s application for European Union membership by calling on the ruling party to return to an EU-mediated agreement from last year as part of the bid to join the EU.
Georgia has “very good” chances to obtain the status of a European Union membership candidate state, ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party Head Irakli Kobakhidze said on Friday, expressing hope the Union would make the decision soon.