Borrell highlights Georgian Gov’t’s “good work” in combating evasion of Russia sanctions
Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative, stressed the efforts by the Georgian Government for the purpose should be “emphasise[d]”. Photo: Government press office
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Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative, on Friday highlighted Tbilisi’s “good work” in combating Russia’s circumvention of international sanctions imposed on it for its invasion of Ukraine last year.
In a press briefing with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in Tbilisi, the EU official stressed the efforts by the Georgian Government for the purpose should be “emphasise[d]”.
Borrell also condemned claims of Western bodies attempting to “drag” Georgia into the ongoing conflict as “disinformation” and “fake”, and said the narrative was backed by Moscow and aimed at reducing trust in the EU in the Georgian public.
He also highlighted the importance of “compatibility” and presence of “joint positions” between the EU and its applicant countries on priority topics in foreign policy.
The visiting official noted Georgia’s compatibility with the EU’s position to ensure a common approach on priority issues was “not very high”, and added “this indicator should be improved”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said the “main part” of the conditions for Georgia to receive the European Union membership candidate status had been “implemented”, adding there were “a few recommendations that we are actively working on”.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Friday pledged the process of reforms in the country would continue until Georgia became a "full-fledged member of the European Union”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday hosted Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative at an official dinner.
Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative, on Friday confirmed the bloc’s commitment to support Georgia's progress on its path to join the EU in a meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in Tbilisi.
Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative on a visit to Georgia, on Friday stressed “Georgia no doubt belongs to European family”, before revealing the bloc’s “key messages” ahead of its decision later this year on whether to grant Tbilisi its candidate status.
Georgia’s European integration and cooperation between the country and the European Union in defence and security were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and Josep Borrell, the visiting European Union High Representative.
Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative on Friday visited the administrative line separating the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region from the rest of the country, to hear from the European Union monitoring mission about developments in the area.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Sunday said the Government would “in the near future” present a plan on “fully” completing its work on meeting the conditions for receiving the European Union membership candidate status in December.
Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on Monday reviewed his visit to Georgia last week by saying the bloc wanted to “see Georgia succeeding on its European path”.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday claimed the Government had a “very concrete interest” in receiving the European Union membership candidate status and its accompanying benefits for the country, while alleging the domestic opposition were “afraid” of the country achieving the recognition.