German FM ends two-day visit to Georgia
Within the frame of the first official visit to Georgia, Baerbock and Darchiashvili held a press briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo via MFA of Georgia
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock ended her two-day official visit to Georgia later on Friday, with her Georgian counterpart Ilia Darchiashvili escorting her to the Tbilisi International Airport for the official departure ceremony.
Photo via MFA of Georgia
Within the frame of the first official visit to Georgia, Baerbock and Darchiashvili held a press briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry said.
The German diplomat discussed cooperation between Georgia and Germany and the country’s European integration with the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. She was also hosted by the country’s President Salome Zourabichvili.
The German FM also met the domestic opposition, civil sector and students during her visit.
Baerbock visited the Administrative Boundary Line separating central Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region from the rest of the country and got acquainted with the current situation on the spot.
Photo via MFA of Georgia
The German official paid her respects at the Heroes Memorial, who had died in the fight for the unity of Georgia.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is on her first official visit to Georgia, on Friday said Georgian citizens “belong in” the European Union and vowed her country’s support for the country’s European integration.
The cooperation between Georgia and Germany, the progress on the European integration path and the implementation of the EU conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday said that her country’s citizens showed “great interest” in visiting Georgia, in comments during her first official trip to the country.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, on Friday said the Georgian Government and the civil society could not become members of the European Union independently of one another, in comments highlighting the necessity of their joint work on fulfilling the bloc’s conditions for granting the country its membership candidate status.
A delegation of the European Union Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag will be on a visit to Georgia between Tuesday and Friday to discuss reforms and expanding cooperation with the European Union and Germany with Georgian officials and civil society groups.