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Romanian Senate official pledges support for Georgia’s EU, NATO integration

Dîncu also noted his “friendly relations” with Georgian officials in an interview with the Georgian Public Broadcaster, and added the integration process was “very important for this country and its citizens”. Photo: Senate of Romania

Agenda.ge, 18 Sep 2023 - 14:23, Tbilisi,Georgia

Vasile Dîncu, the Chair of the European Affairs Committee of the Romanian Senate, on Monday said his country’s Government “strongly” supported not only the integration of Georgia into the European Union, but also its accession to NATO.

The Romanian official stressed Georgia’s “recent progress” with “important projects” implemented in civil society, defence and security policy.

Georgia is a country with a European culture, and we, Romanian politicians - whether in the Parliament or in the Government - strongly support the European integration of Georgia and Moldova”, he continued.

He also added it was “important for the European Union itself” that Georgia and Moldova, two states of the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood initiative, became members of the “European family”.

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