Denmark's Foreign Minister arrives in Georgia on official visit
As part of his official visit, Rasmussen, accompanied by the Danish business delegation, will also meet Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on Sunday arrived in Georgia on an official two-day visit, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said.
The Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Teimuraz Janjalia and Nata Menabde, the Ambassador of Georgia to Denmark and Iceland, welcomed Rasmussen at the Tbilisi International Airport.
Rasmussen is set to meet his Georgian counterpart Ilia Darchiashvili in one-on-one and expanded formats during his visit, after which the top diplomats will officially open the Danish Embassy in Georgia.
As part of his official visit, Rasmussen, accompanied by the Danish business delegation, will also meet Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili.
The Danish diplomat will also visit the administrative line separating the Russian-occupied regions from the rest of the country to be informed about the current situation in areas adjacent to the line.
Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will visit Georgia to hold meetings with Georgian officials on Sunday and Monday, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said.
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.
Georgia's bid for European Union membership and the expectations of the upcoming NATO Summit were discussed on Friday in a meeting between a delegation of the Georgian Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Relations led by Chair Nikoloz Samkharadze, and Bertel Haarder, the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Danish Parliament.
A delegation from Denmark, headed by Jeppe Kofod, the country's Foreign Minister, visited parts of the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) with Georgia’s Russian-occupied breakaway Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region on Friday.
Bilateral relations between Georgia and Denmark and cooperation in regional formats were discussed on Monday in a meeting between Levan Davitashvili, the Georgian Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, and Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday hosted his Danish counterpart Lars Løkke Rasmussen in an official meeting where he pledged Tbilisi remained committed to international sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine last year.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday welcomed Denmark’s support for his country’s Euro-Atlantic integration aspirations and the opening of the country’s Embassy in Tbilisi, in a meeting with the visiting Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen.
Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, who is on a visit to Georgia, on Monday said his country’s Government supported Georgia's European aspirations.
Dominique Hasler, Liechtenstein's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Sports is set to visit Georgia today and will be hosted by Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili. After face-to-face and extended format meetings, the high officials of the two countries will make joint statements for the media.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili will sign a memorandum on enhanced political and development cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark during his visit to the country on Thursday.