Georgian Parliament Speaker discusses cooperation with Maltese President
Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia met George Vella, the President of Malta, on Tuesday. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, and George Vella, the President of Malta, on Tuesday discussed bilateral cooperation during the visit of a Georgian Parliamentary delegation to the country.
The Parliament of Georgia said the officials acknowledged “common European values” shared by the two states, discussed the war in Ukraine and its consequences, as well as the ongoing occupation of two of Georgia’s regions by Russia.
In addition, Papuashvili and Vella highlighted Georgia's “favourable” geographical location and the country’s work to join the European Union.
Photo: Parliament of Georgia
Vella recognised Georgia's progress in the process and expressed the Maltese Government’s “unwavering support” for the former’s aspirations for EU membership.
The Georgian Parliamentary delegation includes MPs Nikoloz Samkharadze, Maka Botchorishvili, Givi Mikanadze, Ketevan Turazashvili as well as Levan Makhashvili, the Head of the Office of the Chairman of the Parliament.
Malta supports Georgia’s European integration and intends to back its application for the membership candidate status in December, Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's European Union Integration Committee, said on Monday.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, together with the parliamentary delegation, will arrive in Malta and Italy on a six-day visit, the Parliament press office said on Sunday.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani on Friday signed a joint declaration on the launch of a “high-level dialogue” between the two states, the Foreign Ministry said.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Thursday discussed the country’s progress on its Euro-Atlantic integration path and ways to further improve communication with Georgian communities abroad in a meeting with members of the country’s diaspora in Italy.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Maltese counterpart Ian Borg, who is also the Chair-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe for 2024, on Saturday discussed bilateral and multilateral relations between the two countries.