Georgian, German parliament officials review security matters, Euro-Atlantic integration
The sides reviewed Georgia’s progress in its Euro-Atlantic integration process and defence cooperation between the two countries. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Regional security matters, the ongoing war in Ukraine and its consequences for Georgia, and the situation in the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Defence and Security Committee, and Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, the Chair of the Defence Committee of the German Bundestag.
The meeting came as part of a German visit of a Georgian Parliamentary delegation, which involves MPs Khatia Tsilosani and Alexander Elisashvili, the Georgian Parliament press office said.
The sides reviewed Georgia’s progress in its Euro-Atlantic integration process and defence cooperation between the two countries.
Germany is our valuable partner and a friend country, and our cooperation is of particular significance. The support of Germany is of high value in the Euro-Atlantic integration of Georgia and the enhancement of our national defence capacity”, Beraia said.
Georgian MPs thanked Strack-Zimmermann for supporting Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as its European Union and NATO integration aspirations.
Georgia has been supporting the principles of security in Europe and standing with its partners in ensuring international peace and stability, Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Defence and Security Committee in the Georgian Parliament, said on Saturday in his address at the Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union.
Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Defence and Security Committee in the Georgian Parliament, on Thursday said Georgia's Euro-Atlantic integration was not only in the interests of the country, but also of the “Euro-Atlantic space as a whole”.
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Cooperation between Georgia and Germany and the country’s European integration process were discussed in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Tobias Lindner, the Minister of State at the German Foreign Office.
Members of a Georgian Parliamentary delegation on Wednesday discussed the country’s security and strategic cooperation with the United States during meetings in the Senate of the State of Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday highlighted the “reliable and mutually beneficial, centuries-old friendship” with Germany in his address at the reception held on the occasion of the German Unity Day.
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