EU High Representative will discuss Georgia’s European integration path in Tbilisi visit
In the framework of the visit, Borrell will meet the Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili. Photo: EEAS
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Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative, will be on a visit to Georgia from Thursday to Friday to discuss progress on the country’s European integration path and exchange views on wider foreign policy and regional matters, the bloc’s diplomatic service said on Monday.
In the framework of the visit, Borrell will meet the Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili.
The EU official will also take the opportunity to meet with representatives of all political parties present in the Georgian Parliament and hold discussions with civil society representatives.
During the visit, Borrell will also mark 15 years of the European Union Monitoring Mission’s presence in Georgia, which the representation said reflected the bloc’s “commitment” to Georgia’s security and peaceful conflict resolution.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday claimed the progress achieved by the country on its European integration path was “exclusively” the merit of the ruling Georgian Dream party.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, would visit the country this week.
Peter Fischer, the German Ambassador to Georgia, on Friday said the “main task now” was to ensure Georgia received the European Union membership candidate status in December.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said Georgia would be leading the countries aspiring to join the European Union in terms of its readiness by 2030.
Vedant Patel, the Deputy Spokesperson of the United States Department of State, on Tuesday urged the Georgian Government and “all domestic stakeholders” to “come together now” and work towards receiving the European Union membership candidate status for the country.
Archil Talakvadze, the Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, on Wednesday highlighted the upcoming visit of Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative, to the country by calling it a “high-level support for Georgia and a great political event”.
Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, Georgia's Ambassador to the European Union, on Thursday hailed the upcoming visit of Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative, to the country as “very important” and a “big message”.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee in the Georgian Parliament, on Thursday described the forthcoming visit of Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative, to Georgia this week as “important” for the dialogue between the country and the bloc, ahead of the latter’s decision in December on whether to grant Georgia its candidate status.
Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Khvtisiashvili on Thursday led the country’s delegation at the Summit of the Three Seas Initiative in Romania’s capital of Bucharest to review European energy security matters.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Thursday said the visit of Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative, to Georgia “certainly adds a new impetus” to Georgian-EU relations and will have “a significant impact” on the bloc’s decision in December on whether to grant Georgia its candidate status.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday claimed the European Union’s decision later this year on whether to grant Georgia its membership candidate status would have an influence on the domestic political environment.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Friday said Tbilisi had “grounds for optimism” about obtaining the European Union membership candidate status later this year.