Georgian, Armenian PMs attend UEFA U21 European Championship final in Batumi
Along with the prime ministers, representatives of the Georgian and Armenian governments were also present at the match. Photo via Government Administration
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday attended the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship final match between England and Spain, held at the Adjarabet Arena stadium in the Black Sea city of Batumi.
Along with the prime ministers, representatives of the Georgian and Armenian governments were also present at the match, the Government Administration said.
England defeated Spain by 1:0 and became the winner of the Championship, which was co-hosted by Georgia and Romania this year between June 21-July 8.
Photo via Government Administration
The matches of the UEFA U21 were played in Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi, with the Georgian national team managing to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in history.
Dynamics of cooperation in political, economic and cultural fields as well as trade and economic issues between Georgia and Armenia were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan.
Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, on Friday arrived in Georgia on an official visit, the Georgian Ministry of Economy said.
The Georgian U21 national football team on Saturday lost to Israel in a penalty shootout by 3:4 in the match of the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship quarter-finals, with the national team keeping the chance to participate in the 2024 Olympics.
The Georgian U21 national football team on Tuesday ended in a draw with the Netherlands 1:1 in the last match of the group stage of the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship, advancing to the quarter-finals for the first time in history.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ended his working visit to Georgia later on Saturday, with his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili escorting him to the Batumi International Airport for the official departure ceremony.
Aleksander Čeferin, the UEFA President, on Friday expressed his “sincere” gratitude to the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili for his “invaluable contribution” to making the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship “an outstanding success”, as the tournament was co-hosted in Georgia with Romania between June 21-July 8.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday said he was proud that Georgia had held the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship “very well”, thanking everyone involved and emphasising the Georgian national team had performed “admirably, very strongly”.
The situation along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border was discussed on Saturday in a phone call between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan.