Georgian FM reviews partnership, Tbilisi’s EU aspirations with Portuguese officials in Lisbon

Georgian FM on Friday met with the Portuguese Parliament chairperson. Photo: Foreign Ministry press office 

Agenda.ge, 21 Jul 2023 - 15:37, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia’s Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Friday reviewed partnership and his Government's efforts to meet conditions for the European Union’s candidacy status with the Portuguese Parliament Speaker Augusto Santos Silva and Zacarias da Costa, the Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries. 

Both meetings in Lisbon highlighted Georgia’s “successful implementation” of the 12-point conditions outlined by the EU last year for granting the country its membership candidate status, as well as “positive outcomes” of NATO’s Vilnius Summit for Tbilisi earlier this month and security challenges sparked by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Georgian foreign office said.