Georgian, Danish FMs discuss European integration, cooperation
The conversation also touched on the cooperation between the two states, including within the Nordic format, with Darchiashvili stressing the growing dynamics of high-level visits between Georgia and Denmark, citing the visit of Rasmussen to Tbilisi at the opening of the Danish Embassy in the country. Photo via MFA of Georgia
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Danish counterpart Lars Løkke Rasmussen on Thursday discussed Georgia’s European integration and the European Commission’s recommendation to the European Council to grant the country the European Union membership candidate status.
At the meeting held as part of Darchiashvili’s visit to Denmark, the officials noted that the recommendation on Georgia’s candidacy was a recognition of the work and efforts made by the Georgian side, with the Georgian FM emphasising the country was waiting for the Council’s final decision on candidate status in December.
Darchiashvili expressed hope that his country would have “the unwavering support” of Denmark, “as before”, in the next stages of the country’s European integration, the Foreign Ministry said.
Very glad to hold a meeting with my colleague @larsloekke during my visit to Denmark. We had a thorough discussion on the core aspects of ????????-???????? bilateral cooperation, with a focus on opportunities for intensifying partnership in various areas, as well as for strengthening… pic.twitter.com/7uVxj5dxJE
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) November 16, 2023
The conversation also touched on the cooperation between the two states, including within the Nordic format, with Darchiashvili stressing the growing dynamics of high-level visits between Georgia and Denmark, citing the visit of Rasmussen to Tbilisi at the opening of the Danish Embassy in the country.
The parties pointed out the importance of regular political dialogue between the foreign ministries of Georgia and Denmark and welcomed the signing of a memorandum on enhanced political and development cooperation.
Denmark’s support for Georgia’s foreign priorities was emphasised by the officials, with Darchiashvili and Rasmussen highlighting Georgia “as a strong partner” of Denmark.
Georgia’s European integration process was discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and officials of the Danish Parliament.
The state secretaries for European Union affairs of Hungary and Ireland, János Bóka and Peter Burke, as well as Jovita Neliupšienė, the Lithuanian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Anders Adlercreutz, the Finnish Minister for European Affairs, on Wednesday expressed their support for EU enlargement policy in their comments on the sidelines of the meeting of the General Affairs Council in Brussels.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili will sign a memorandum on enhanced political and development cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark during his visit to the country on Thursday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday welcomed Denmark’s support for his country’s Euro-Atlantic integration aspirations and the opening of the country’s Embassy in Tbilisi, in a meeting with the visiting Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen.
The European Commission’s recommendation to the European Council to grant the country the European Union membership candidate status was discussed on Friday at a meeting of the EU Integration Commission of Georgia led by the Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
Paweł Herczyński, the Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, on Tuesday said he hoped the bloc’s member states would share the recommendation of the European Commission and make a “positive” decision on granting Georgia the membership candidate status next month.
Denmark allocates about $436,368 to support activities under the new Council of Europe Action Plan for Georgia, the Danish Embassy in Georgia said on Tuesday.