Georgian FM discusses European integration efforts with EP Committee Chair
Ilia Darchiashvili, the Foreign Minister of Georgia, has met with David McAllister, the Chair of the European Parliament's Committee, in Brussels. Photo: Foreign Ministry press office
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Ilia Darchiashvili, the Foreign Minister of Georgia, discussed the country’s efforts to meet the European Union membership candidacy conditions with David McAllister, the Chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs in Brussels.
Met with the Chair of the AFET Committee @davidmcallister to discuss ????????'s reform agenda and implementation of EU Commission's recommendations. Highlighted the importance of the European Parliament's support to Georgia on the way towards EU membership. pic.twitter.com/UMewr4WahE
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) March 22, 2023
Georgia’s foreign office on Wednesday said the meeting had also reviewed democratic reforms carried out by the country's authorities over the years and reforms backed by the Georgian Parliament to facilitate the country’s European integration.
Darchiashvili also briefed the EU official on his Government's plans to ensure the country’s sectoral integration with the bloc.
For his part, McAllister pledged the EP’s “continuous support” for Georgia’s European aspirations, the Foreign Ministry press office noted.
Darchiashvili’s visit to Brussels comes ahead of the European Commission’s interim report on Georgia’s alignment with the EU framework in the coming months, following the country’s formal application for the bloc’s membership in March 2022.
The Commission is scheduled to issue recommendations to the European Council in October whether to grant Georgia the bloc’s membership candidate status.
Oliver Varhelyi, the European Union Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, on Tuesday said all political forces in Georgia had to cooperate to implement the European Union conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status.
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