NATO’s Colomina congratulates Georgian authorities, citizens on EU candidate status
In his comments over the decision, Colomina noted the development was a “recognition” of the work done by the country and its commitment with “shared values”. Photo: Javier Colomina / Twitter
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Javier Colomina, the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, on Thursday congratulated the Georgian authorities and citizens on the European Commission’s recommendation for the country to be granted the membership candidate status.
In his comments over the decision, Colomina noted the development was a “recognition” of the work done by the country and its commitment with “shared values”.
Congratulations to Georgian authorities and to the Georgian people! The recommendation by the #EUCommission to the #EUCouncil to grant candidate status to ???????? is a recognition of the work done by the country and its commitment with shared values https://t.co/fTItX4LD7L
— Javier Colomina (@JavierColominaP) November 9, 2023
The Commission’s decision on Wednesday adopted the 2023 Enlargement Package, recommending opening accession talks with Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina and granting the membership candidate status to Georgia.
Vedant Patel, the Deputy Spokesperson of the United States Department of State, on Wednesday welcomed the European Commission's recommendations for the enlargement of the European Union.
The European Union Ambassador to Georgia, Paweł Herczyński on Wednesday said “we are one family [...] the future of Georgia is in the EU”, noting the bloc was “fully committed” to help the country build “a better future” after the European Commission recommended the European Council to grant Georgia its membership candidate status next month.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday said his Government was ready to cooperate and “reach a compromise” with the “destructive [domestic] opposition”, “only if it is mutual”, to fulfil the recommendations outlined by the European Union to grant its candidate membership status to the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday said he believed Georgia would receive the European Union membership candidate status in December following the positive recommendation of the European Commission, and hailed his Government's efforts to ensure “key changes” for the objective despite “coordinated attempts” by “domestic and foreign enemies”.
The Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia's Orthodox Church Ilia II on Thursday said yesterday’s decision of the European Commission, recommending the European Council to grant Georgia its membership candidate status next month, was a result of the efforts of the Georgian people and the Government.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday said “any separation” between citizens and the Government of Georgia in assigning credit for the European Commission’s recommendation for the country to receive the European Union membership candidate status was a “Russian narrative”.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday congratulated the Abkhazian and Ossetian “brothers” on the European Commission’s decision to recommend the European Council to grant Georgia the membership candidate status, by saying “this victory also belongs to them”.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Friday said the European Union and NATO member countries had not requested from Georgia to impose sanctions on Russia for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, in comments that alleged “attempts to create a false dilemma” around the subject by some members of the European Parliament and domestic non-governmental organisations.
Juansher Burchuladze, the Georgian Defence Minister, on Tuesday met Javier Colomina, the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, to discuss domestic defence reforms and progress achieved in strengthening the country’s capabilities and increasing its compatibility with the bloc.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday hailed his country as one of NATO’s “most dependable” and “capable” partners in a Tbilisi meeting with Javier Colomina, the Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia of the bloc’s Secretary General.
Javier Colomina, NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, on Tuesday said granting membership candidate status to Georgia by the European Union was “a historic moment” for the country, as well as for the international community, noting 2024 would be “critically important” for Georgia in this regard.
Javier Colomina, NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, on Sunday lauded the alliance’s “very good relations” with Georgia and stressed the bloc was motivated to make the existing partnership with Tbilisi “as strong as possible”.