“Fruitful cooperation” between Georgia, Spain in focus of meeting between countries FMs
Darchiashvili thanked his Spanish counterpart for his “strong support” for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia, as well as for the country’s European aspirations, with the parties reaffirming their readiness to continue and “further intensify” the existing cooperation between the two countries. Photo via Foreign Ministry
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The “fruitful cooperation” between Georgia and Spain in both bilateral and multilateral formats was discussed on Wednesday by Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares.
The meeting, hosted in Iceland's capital city of Reykjavík on the sidelines of the ongoing Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe, also touched on Georgia’s progress on the European Union integration path, including the implementation of the 12 recommendations set by Union for granting the country membership candidate status.
Very glad to meet my Spanish colleague @jmalbares within the scope of the 4th CoE Summit. We had an opportunity to discuss the positive dynamics of ????????-???????? cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats and focus on Georgia's European integration process. pic.twitter.com/3rgrhz4WRo
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) May 17, 2023
The importance of obtaining membership status for Georgia, as well as the role of Spain as the future President country of the Council of the EU, was also emphasized by the sides, the Georgian Government Administration said.
Darchiashvili thanked his Spanish counterpart for his “strong support” for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia, as well as for the country’s European aspirations, with the parties reaffirming their readiness to continue and “further intensify” the existing cooperation between the two countries.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday evaluated Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s visit to Iceland and highlighted “interesting and promising” conversations on Georgia’s European Union integration between PM and the country’s partners.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on Wednesday discussed bilateral ties and Georgia’s European integration prospects on the sidelines of the ongoing Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe in Reykjavik.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska on Thursday praised the “high-level-dialogue” between the countries “in a number of directions” in a Tbilisi meeting.
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares Bueno on Monday said Georgia’s European path must end by the country joining “the European family”, in remarks over the Eastern Partnership foreign ministers meeting in Brussels.