Parliament Speaker appreciates Romanian, Slovenian support for Georgia’s EU candidate status

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday declared appreciation for the support of Romanian and Slovenian governments for Georgia’s European Union membership candidate status.

Papuashvili responded to officials who on Thursday expressed their support for Georgia to be granted the bloc’s candidate status in December.

In his comments, Papuashvili highlighted the “true friendship” from Romanian and Slovenian counterparts.

“Very encouraging to see the earnest support of Romania and Slovenia to Georgia’s EU candidate status in such a pivotal moment. This is what true friendship means”, Papuashvili said in a social media message.

Very encouraging to see earnest support of Romania and Slovenia to Georgia’s EU candidate status in such pivotal moment. This is what true friendship means. Dear @NicolaeCiuca, dear Urška Klakočar #Zupančič, we appreciate it. https://t.co/ML5waVBeuy

— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) November 2, 2023