Parliament Speaker reviews cooperation, EU integration with Finnish, Irish, Italian counterparts
Papuashvili stressed the Georgian Government “highly valued” the “strong” friendship between the two countries. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday reviewed cooperation and the country’s European integration in meetings with his Finnish, Irish and Italian counterparts on the sidelines of the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Dublin.
Papuashvili and Seán Ó Fearghaíl, the Speaker of the Irish Dáil Éireann, discussed Ireland’s “continued and unequivocal” support for Georgia’s territorial integrity and European future.
Papuashvili stressed the Georgian Government “highly valued” the “strong” friendship between the two countries.
Fruitful exchange with @SOFearghail_TD, Speaker of the #Irish Dáil Éireann. We highly value strong friendship between our countries. We appreciate ????????’s continued & unequivocal support for ????????'s territorial integrity & European future in current challenging & historic period. pic.twitter.com/h8xL4WRPud
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) September 28, 2023
The meeting with the Finnish counterpart Jussi Halla-aho focused on Georgia's EU and NATO aspirations, Russia’s war against Ukraine and its negative consequences, Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions and security threats as well as recent developments in the South Caucasus region.
Productive meeting with @SuomenEduskunta's newly-elected Speaker, @Halla_aho to discuss Georgia's EU/NATO aspirations, Russia’s war against Ukraine and its negative consequences, Georgia’s occupied regions & security threats as well as recent developments in South Caucasus. pic.twitter.com/HRYnEhPgkE
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) September 28, 2023
Lorenzo Fontana, the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, highlighted he was “pleased” to meet his Georgian counterpart in Dublin.
Warm and encouraging meeting with @Fontana3Lorenzo, Speaker of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. Talked about ????????-???????? ties, ????????'s progress on #EU membership path and regional security setting. immensely grateful for ????????'s strong support towards ????????'s cause. pic.twitter.com/PLlxOl5DNY
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) September 28, 2023
The officials reviewed Georgia’s progress on EU membership path and regional security setting.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday addressed the European Conference of Speakers of Parliaments in Dublin and said Georgia “has demonstrated solidarity with Ukraine not only in words, but also with strong political and diplomatic steps” amid Russia’s illegal military presence on the territory of Georgia.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday reviewed the existing relations and cooperation with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić and Pia Kauma, the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, in meetings on the sidelines of the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Dublin.
Shalva Papuashvili, the Georgian Parliament Speaker, on Thursday said the European Union “should not repeat its mistake” of failing to grant Georgia its membership candidate status in 2022 and make a positive decision on the status in December, a move he claimed would reveal the bloc’s “attitude to the long struggle of the Georgian people” for the country to regain its place in the “European family”.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili will address speakers and presidents of parliament from the 46 member states of the Council of Europe and many partner, observer and neighbouring countries at the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Dublin.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Friday alleged the Georgian Government had to “constantly deal with premeditated and well-coordinated defamation campaigns” that “inflict huge harm on the reputation of our country”.
Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Friday expressed his “optimism” about the country being granted the European Union membership candidate status later this year.
The speakers of Georgian and Turkish parliaments on Friday agreed to resume the trilateral format of cooperation between the institutions with the engagement of their Azerbaijani counterpart, Irakli Chikovani, the Deputy Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party faction, said while in Dublin.
Sheraz Gasri, the French Ambassador to Georgia, and Peter Fischer, the German Ambassador to the country, on Friday said the European Union would continue to stand by Georgia as the country “progresses towards the candidate status and the EU membership”.
Georgia’s European integration and the progress of the fulfilment of the recommendations outlined by the European Commission for granting it the membership candidate status were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and Jerry Buttimer, the Chair of the Irish Senate, on the sidelines of the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Dublin.
Jerry Buttimer, the Chair of the Irish Senate, on Friday said the position of the Irish Parliamentary Friendship Group was that the European Union enlargement should include Georgia.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Tuesday discussed his Government's efforts to meet the European Union’s conditions for granting Tbilisi its membership candidate status with Paolo Gentiloni, the European Commissioner for Economic Affairs, as part of his Strasbourg trip.
Georgia's progress in implementing the European Union’s conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status was discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Didier Reynders, the EU Commissioner for Justice.