Georgian FM, EU Commissioner review implementation of EU conditions
Coming as part of Darchiashvili’s visit to Brussels, the meeting saw the top Georgian diplomat extend his gratitude to the EU Commissioner for his support. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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The implementation of the European Union conditions for granting Georgia the membership candidate status was discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Oliver Varhelyi, the European Union Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement.
Coming as part of Darchiashvili’s visit to Brussels, the meeting saw the top Georgian diplomat extend his gratitude to the EU Commissioner for his support.
Grateful to EU Commissioner for Neighborhood & Enlargement @OliverVarhelyi for his support! At the meeting with him, we thoroughly discussed the implementation of the EU Commission's 12 recommendations, which will serve as a precondition for ????????'s progress on ???????? membership path. pic.twitter.com/HXJQJbepd9
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) March 21, 2023
“We thoroughly discussed the implementation of the EU Commission's 12 recommendations, which will serve as a precondition for Georgia’s progress on EU membership path”, Darchiashvili tweeted following the meeting.
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