Ruling party MP: “extremely important” for EU that Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova are “under its umbrella”
European integration is a topic of “special importance” for Georgia and Moldova, and would act as an “insurance” from potential future aggression against them, Volski also said. Photo: Georgian Dream press office.
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It is “extremely important” for the European Union that Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova are “under its umbrella”, Gia Volski, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party and Vice Parliament Speaker, said on Wednesday.
In his comments, Volski highlighted the aspirations of the three states to join the EU despite the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and the fact that neither Moldova nor Georgia have fully fulfilled their prior obligations for applying for membership. The Georgian politician said the EU should have a “positive attitude” toward the prospect of integration of the three countries.
European integration is a topic of “special importance” for Georgia and Moldova, and would act as an “insurance” from potential future aggression against them, Volski also said. The comments were made in response to “a lot of speculation” on Ukraine requesting a separate discussion of its EU membership.
The GD MP also said a separate request from Ukraine would not mean disrespect for its partner states with aspirations of EU membership, pointing to the circumstance of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting “whirlpool of blood in the country”.
Volski said he believed Ukraine's fears that Georgia and Moldova’s applications for EU member candidate status may have a “negative impact on the speed of consideration” of its own membership bid were unfounded.
Georgia will continue to provide political support to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people at “absolutely all international platforms”, in addition to ensuring humanitarian assistance, Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, said on Wednesday.
The ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine, issues related to European security and Georgia’s application for European Union membership were discussed by Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani and his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde in a phone call on Wednesday.
Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova are "belong to the European family" and "share our European values", David Mcallister, a Member of the European Parliament, told the Georgian Public Broadcaster on Wednesday.
The official application submitted by Georgia for European Union membership, and the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine, were discussed by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo in a phone call on Tuesday.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) MP who chairs the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, told the Chairs of Foreign Relations Committees of the Parliaments of the European Union member states on Monday it was “crucial” the Union “demonstrates political will” and grants the country a candidate status.
The security environment in the Black Sea region following the Russian aggression on Ukraine, and the challenges facing Georgia in the circumstances, were discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between David Zalkaliani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, and Toivo Klaar, the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia.
The United States Senate Committee on Appropriations on Thursday unveiled the Consolidated Appropriations Act, the main bill of the US budget for Fiscal Year 2022, with the Georgian Foreign Ministry saying the bill contains the "most important wording" in support of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani on Thursday condemned the bombing of a children's hospital in the besieged port of Mariupol in Ukraine.
The Committee on European Integration of the Parliament of Georgia on Friday supported the draft resolution on the country’s accession to the European Union.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with Diego Colas, the French Ambassador to Georgia, earlier today to discuss the country’s application for EU membership and recent developments in Ukraine.
The Georgian opposition think they are working against the Government, but in reality they are acting against the country itself, Nikoloz Samkharadze, the ruling Georgian Dream party MP who chairs the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Friday in an interview with the Georgian Public Broadcaster.