Georgian FM discusses ties, Tbilisi’s EU goals with counterparts in New York
Georgian FM with his Finnish counterpart in New York. Photo: Foreign Ministry press office
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Tuesday met with his counterparts from Finland, Ghana, Seychelles and Palau on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York to discuss bilateral ties, prospects for further strengthening of existing partnership and Tbilisi’s European Union integration aspirations.
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— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) September 19, 2023
We highly value Finland’s firm support for Georgia’s EU membership. Expressed readiness to work together to further strengthen ties in coming years. pic.twitter.com/UEafw1Lumq
The meeting with the Ghanian FM Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey discussed the existing cooperation, with officials signing a memorandum of understanding between their bodies to further strengthen the partnership, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said.
Discussions with Sylvestre Radegonde, and Gustav Aitaro, the foreign ministers of Seychelles and Palau respectively, reviewed cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats. The officials agreed to take steps to further promote ties.
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— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) September 19, 2023
Along with discussing cooperation, Darchiashvili briefed his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen about the Georgian Government's work to implement the conditions outlined by the EU last year for granting the country its membership candidate status.
The parties expressed hopes the bloc would give “due assessments” to Georgia’s “progress” on its EU path and grant the status later this year.