Pawel Herczynski, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, on Tuesday highlighted Georgia’s “historic opportunity” to obtain the bloc’s membership candidate status by the end of this year, and eventually become its member, in his message for the annual Europe Day celebrations in the country.
In a video recorded in the Georgian language, the diplomat noted the country was marking the date for the first time since being granted a European perspective last year, which he described as a “great success”.
He also said gaining the EU membership candidate status would bring Georgia closer to membership, adding it was a “historic opportunity to become a member of a united, safe and strong European family”.
Herczynski also noted the country’s EU integration was supported by the “vast majority” of Georgia’s population.