Parliament Vice Speaker: EU will be “more secure” if Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova join

In his remarks at the Parliamentary Summit of the Crimea Platform in Prague, Talakvadze stressed the support of “our people and our country” to the Ukrainian people amid the ongoing war. Photo: Parliament of Georgia

Agenda.ge, 24 Oct 2023 - 13:07, Tbilisi,Georgia

Archil Talakvadze, the Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, on Tuesday said the future of the European Union would be “more secure and reliable” if Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova became members of the bloc. 

In his remarks at the Parliamentary Summit of the Crimea Platform in Prague, Talakvadze stressed the support of “our people and our country” to the Ukrainian people amid the ongoing war. 

“Also, we will have the opportunity to vocally call on our partners to take further steps so that Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova become EU member states”, the Parliament official said.

We, as well as many in this room, believe that the future security of the European Union will be more secure, and will be more reliable if we, the three countries, become members of the European Union”, Talakvadze noted.

The Georgian official also said meetings would be held with delegations of Austria, Sweden, Greece and other EU member states on the sidelines of the Summit.