Dutch Ambassador presents letter of credence to Georgian President
In her message on social media, Arakelian noted she was looking forward to contributing to the “excellent” relations between the two countries. Photo: Presidential Administration
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Meline Arakelian, the newly appointed Dutch Ambassador to Georgia, on Friday presented her letter of credence to the Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili to formally start the diplomat’s stint in the country.
In her message on social media, Arakelian noted she was looking forward to contributing to the “excellent” relations between the two countries.
Immensely honoured to have presented my letters of credential to H.E. Salome Zourabichvili, President of Georgia. I look forward to contributing to the excellent relations between ???????? and ????????in my role as His Majesty’s Ambassador in Georgia. pic.twitter.com/qHGYzZv5Ou
— Meline Arakelian (@melinearakelian) August 18, 2023
Arakelian on Monday also presented copies of her credentials to Aleksandre Khvtisiashvili, Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In her comments, the Dutch diplomat emphasised the Netherlands was an “unwavering” supporter of Georgia's sovereignty, territorial integrity, European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
Wopke Hoekstra, the Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, on Tuesday announced his Government would allocate €8 million to further strengthen defence capabilities of Georgia, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday held a farewell meeting with the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Georgia, Maaike van Koldam, with the latter’s diplomatic term in the country coming to a close.
The Netherlands was Georgia's major foreign direct investor country in the first quarter of this year with $239.6 million, followed by Japan with $63.2 million and the United States with $54.7 million, the National Statistics Office of Georgia reported in its latest figures on Friday.
Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili on Tuesday said Georgia's aspirations to join the European Union were “well received” in the Netherlands.
Relations between Georgia and the Netherlands, as well as the process of the former’s European integration were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and the newly appointed Dutch Ambassador Meline Arakelian.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday hosted Meline Arakelian, the new Ambassador of the Netherlands to Georgia, and discussed the “dynamically developing” bilateral ties and his country’s European integration prospects ahead of the European Union’s forthcoming decisions on Georgia's candidate status later this year.
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