Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Chair: Georgia counts on Germany's support in security, economic matters
At the meeting, Samkharadze underlined Germany was an “important partner” of Georgia and “our country counts on Germany's support in security and economic matters.” Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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The ongoing situation in Ukraine, European Union sanctions against Russia and Black Sea region security issues were discussed during a meeting between Nikoloz Samkharadze, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) MP who chairs the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, and Hubert Knirsch, Germany’s Ambassador to Georgia on Monday.
At the meeting, Samkharadze underlined Germany was an “important partner” of Georgia and “our country counts on Germany's support in security and economic matters.”
We expect that the conclusion of the European Commission on Georgia’s EU membership application will be positive and Georgia will continue to follow the path of the reforms in order to get closer to the EU. We hope for Germany’s support in this direction as well,” the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) MP said.
The Georgian Parliament will consider the draft resolution on Georgia's accelerated accession to the European Union this week.
The draft resolution contains 13 points and calls on EU member states and institutions, as well as the Georgian Government, to take all necessary steps to accelerate Georgia's accession to the Union.
Georgia officially applied for membership on March 3, with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili signing the country’s membership application.
The Georgian Parliament will consider the draft resolution on Georgia's accelerated accession to the European Union this week.
Slovakia fully supports the Georgian people’s will to become members of our European family, Ivan Korčok, the Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, said on Saturday.
Georgia and Moldova have received the same “green light” from the European Union concerning their membership applications as Ukraine, Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Friday, following EU leaders’ decision to invite the European Commission to submit opinions on the applications.
The European Council on Friday invited the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, to submit its opinions on the EU membership applications of the Republic of Moldova and Georgia.
The draft resolution on Georgia’s European Union integration will be approved by the country’s Parliament today, with the document at the top of the plenary session’s agenda.
The Georgian Parliament has approved the resolution on the country’s European Union integration during the plenary session on Tuesday.
A total of 111 MPs voted in favour of the resolution, with no votes against.
German Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Peter Fischer will replace the outgoing Hubert Knirsch as the German Ambassador to Georgia in late August.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday held a farewell meeting with Hubert Knirsch, the outgoing Ambassador of Germany to Georgia, with the officials discussing relations and cooperation between the two countries.
The outgoing German Ambassador Hubert Knirsch on Friday released a farewell video extending his gratitude to citizens of Georgia and expressing his confidence that Germany and Georgia would continue to be “good, close partners”.
Peter Fischer, Germany’s newly appointed Ambassador to Georgia, on Thursday presented his credentials to President Salome Zourabichvili at the Presidential residence in Tbilisi.
Peter Fischer, the newly appointed Ambassador of Germany to Georgia, on Monday said the friendship between the two countries would bring new projects in bilateral relations.
Tea Akhvlediani, the Georgian state minister for reconciliation and civil equality, on Monday met Peter Fischer, the newly appointed German ambassador, to discuss the Russian occupation of Georgian territories and existing ties between Georgia and Germany, the minister’s office said.