Parliament Speaker, new Swedish Ambassador discuss cooperation, EU integration
Papuashvili also reviewed next year’s parliamentary elections and technical innovations introduced for the voting. Photo: Georgian Parliament
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The fruitful cooperation between Georgia and Sweden and the former's European integration path were discussed on Monday in a meeting between Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament and Anna Lyberg, the newly appointed Ambassador of Sweden to the country.
Papuashvili expressed his gratitude to Sweden for political support of Georgia and also for promoting democratic and economic development of the country.
Thank you Chairman @shpapuashvili for a fruitful meeting today. I look forward to continued cooperation with the Parliament of Georgia and to further strengthened bilateral relations between ???????? and ????????. ???? @SwedeninGE https://t.co/e8AuVjmZo4
— Anna Lyberg (@annalyb) November 27, 2023
The sides discussed Georgia’s progress on the European Union integration path, with the Speaker informing Lyberg on plans and expectations of the country’s legislative body.
Friendly & open discussion with @annalyb, Ambassador of ???????? to ????????. We highly value long-standing & fruitful cooperation between ????????&????????. We are grateful for ????????'s political support to ???????? as well as its contribution to ????????'s democratic & economic development. We hope that ???????? will… pic.twitter.com/m0OJnU9lL7
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) November 27, 2023
On her part, the Ambassador noted Sweden was ready to support Georgia on its path to join the EU.
Papuashvili also reviewed next year’s parliamentary elections and technical innovations introduced for the voting.
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The bilateral cooperation, “close” and “friendly” relations between Georgia and Sweden were discussed on Thursday by the Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Swedish counterpart Tobias Billström in a meeting held within the framework of the 29th OSCE ministerial council in Łódź.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday discussed bilateral cooperation and his country’s progress on its European integration path with Anna Lyberg, the newly appointed Ambassador of Sweden to Georgia.
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The bilateral cooperation was discussed on Tuesday in an introductory meeting between Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili and Anna Lyberg, the Swedish Ambassador to the country.
The “fruitful” cooperation between Georgia and Sweden was discussed in a meeting between Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Anna Lyberg, the Ambassador of Sweden to the country, the Government Administration said on Wednesday.