Georgian PM discusses ties, Tbilisi’s EU aspirations with new Swedish Ambassador
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday hosted Anna Lyberg, the newly appointed Ambassador of Sweden to Georgia. Photo: Government press office
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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.
The discussion at the Government's Tbilisi office was focused on the European Commission’s positive recommendation to the European Council earlier this month on granting Georgia the bloc’s membership candidate status next month, the Government press office said.
The Government head briefed the diplomat about his office’s efforts, completed and ongoing reforms to ensure the country’s alignment with the bloc and its legal framework.
He also highlighted the importance of the Council’s decision on the status and Sweden’s support for Georgia’s EU integration.
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.
The regional security challenges and bilateral cooperation between Georgia and Sweden, as well as relations with NATO, were discussed on Tuesday by Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze and his Swedish counterpart Carl-Oskar Bohlin.
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.
Hans Wallmark, a member of the Swedish parliament Riksdag on Saturday said he had expectations of “positive signals and changes” in Georgia after the European Commission would evaluate the implemented EU conditions, as the country has been a member of the European family.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Tuesday reiterated the country’s “firm” support to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and expressed her “admiration and solidarity” to the “heroic” fight of Ukrainian people for freedom.
Anna Lyberg, the Swedish Ambassador to Georgia, on Thursday said her Government had decided to donate 5 million krona ($490,000) to the country as a part of the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package.