Georgian, Slovak FMs discuss ties, Tbilisi’s European prospects at Global Security Forum
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Miroslav Wlachovsky, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia, on Monday discussed bilateral ties and Tbilisi’s European integration prospects on the sidelines of the Global Security Forum in Bratislava.
In the meeting, the officials hailed the “friendly relations and close partnership” between their states, and discussed ways to further strengthen the existing cooperation, the Georgian foreign office said.
The discussion largely focused on Georgia’s European integration process ahead of the European Union’s forthcoming decision by the end of this year whether to grant Georgia its membership candidate status, the foreign office added. The Georgian FM said he hoped Slovakia would support granting the status to his county.
Reviewing security challenges in the South Caucasus and the wider world on the backdrop of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Georgian official expressed his gratitude to the Slovak Government for its “firm support” for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Global Security Forum is running in the capital city of Slovakia between Monday and Wednesday, with the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili scheduled to take part in a thematic discussion as part of the event.
Revaz Beshidze, Georgia’s Ambassador to Slovakia, on Monday highlighted Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s scheduled participation in the Global Security Forum on security and foreign political issues.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday left for Bratislava to participate in the Global Security Forum.
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic on Saturday adopted a resolution “fully” supporting the European perspective of Georgia and the activities of the European Union and Slovakia, both at the diplomatic and political levels, which would promote the accomplishment of this perspective, the Georgian Parliament press office said.
The cooperation between Georgia and Slovakia and the ways to further deepen relations were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Slovak counterpart Eduard Heger.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday told a panel at the Bratislava Global Security Forum that Georgia’s 2008 war with Russia would have been prevented had a Georgian Dream government been in power in the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday held the farewell meeting with Pavel Vizdal, the Slovakian Ambassador to the country who completed his diplomatic term in Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday discussed bilateral partnership with Slovakia and Tbilisi’s European integration prospects with Matúš Bušovský, the country’s newly appointed Ambassador to Georgia.