Georgian FM, European Commissioner review EU integration, energy matters
The officials “highly” appreciated the cooperation between the Georgian Government and the European Union in the energy sector, and highlighted the country’s “important” role in ensuring Europe's energy security. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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Georgia’s European integration process was reviewed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Kadri Simson, the European Commissioner for Energy.
The meeting noted the European Commission’s recommendation to the European Council to grant the country the bloc’s membership candidate status, the foreign office said.
The officials “highly” appreciated the cooperation between the Georgian Government and the European Union in the energy sector, and highlighted the country’s “important” role in ensuring Europe's energy security.
The meeting also reviewed energy projects of global importance with Georgia’s involvement and the importance of the Black Sea submarine electricity cable project intended to connect the grids of the South Caucasus and European Union member states.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Thursday said Georgia and the European Union were “very close allies and partners” in implementing the Black Sea submarine cable project, that intends to connect the grids of the South Caucasus and European Union member countries.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday told Kadri Simson, the European Commissioner for Energy Affairs, his Government was anticipating the granting of the European Union membership candidate status to the country following the positive recommendation of the European Commission this month.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Genadi Arveladze on Sunday discussed priority areas of economic cooperation between Georgia and the United States and its further development prospects with Carlos DeJuana, Managing Director of US International Development Finance Corporation and Alexander Sokolowski, Deputy Assistant Administrator in the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia at USAID.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili and Kadri Simson, the European Commissioner for Energy on Thursday held the first EU-Georgia High-Level Energy Dialogue in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi following the last week European Commission recommendation to grant Georgia the EU membership candidate status.
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.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Friday said the “long-term” responsibility of the Georgian Government was to bring the country “as close as possible” to the “European family” and see it become its “worthy member”.