Georgian Parliament Speaker, French Senate President review cooperation, EU integration
The officials also expressed their willingness to deepen the existing “close” partnership between the two countries. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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The cooperation between Georgia and France and Georgia’s European integration process were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and Gérard Larcher, the President of the French Senate.
Papuashvili, who is on a visit to Paris, reviewed the progress of the implementation of the European Union conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status later this year, and expressed his hope the European Council would make a positive decision on the status, the press office of the Georgian Parliament said.
???????????????? Delighted to meet Chairman @gerard_larcher of @Senat during my visit to France. Discussed progress on EU recommendations and expressed hope for Georgia's candidacy status by year-end. France's unwavering support for Georgia's European integration and NATO aspirations is… pic.twitter.com/ueLVxMZEjC
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) June 8, 2023
Larcher noted France continued to support Georgia on the path to European integration. He also emphasised Georgia's aspiration to join NATO and noted the country’s contribution to ensuring global security and stability in the region was “immeasurable”.
The officials also expressed their willingness to deepen the existing “close” partnership between the two countries.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday said he was confident the country would have “solid support” from France in taking political decisions regarding Georgia’s European Union candidacy.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday called on the country’s partners to assist it with gaining the “deserved” membership in NATO and the European Union, and with the decision also boost its security environment.
Deepening the relations between Georgia and France in fields including culture, education and trade was discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and Yaël Braun-Pivet, the President of the French National Assembly.
Pawel Herczynski, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, on Wednesday said his personal opinion was that Georgia would receive the EU membership candidate status later this year.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Thursday expressed her expectation that the European Union would take a “decisive step” this year based on ”fair” assessments and grant its membership candidate status to Georgia, encouraging the country to “move forward” on its European path together with other candidate countries.
Diana Jabłońska, the Head of Unit for the team following Georgia, Moldova and the Economic and Investment Plan for the Eastern Partnership in the European Commission, on Thursday said the European Commission’s report on Georgia's compliance with the European Union legislation showed there was an “important basis for moving forward”.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday said at all meetings during his visit to France, Georgia had “full support” from the country on the European path, noting it had been emphasised that Georgia deserved the European Union membership candidate status.
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Dominique Hasler, Liechtenstein's Minister of Foreign Affairs who is on an official visit to Georgia, on Monday said support for Georgia's independence meant “creating a European perspective” for the country and its integration into European structures.