Oliver Varhelyi, the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, on Monday said the European Union “fully supports” Georgia's efforts to strengthen stability against the backdrop of the challenging situation created for the security in the Black Sea region.
Varhelyi made the tweet following the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg, where participants discussed Georgia's ongoing reforms and the status of the implementation of the 12 priorities outlined last year by the European Council for granting the country the EU membership candidate status.
Met ???????? Georgian Foreign Minister @iliadarch during the #FAC to discuss the state of play of the reform process, and, notably, the implementation of 12 priorities.
— Oliver Varhelyi (@OliverVarhelyi) April 24, 2023
The #EU fully supports #Georgia’s resilience efforts in the challenging regional security situation.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili featured in the meeting along with high-ranking EU officials and foreign ministers of its member states.
The discussion included the prospects for Georgia's EU membership, the enlargement of the bloc, top priorities for Georgia-EU relations and the potential for advancing the cooperation.