Georgian PM discusses ties, deepening cooperation with Norwegian Ambassador
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday hosted Norwegian Ambassador Bergljot Hovland. Photo: Government press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday discussed current ties and prospects for further strengthening the bilateral cooperation with Norway in a meeting with the country’s newly appointed Ambassador Bergljot Hovland.
The discussion at the Government's Tbilisi office also highlighted Norway’s role as one of the largest international donors in Georgia and its Government's “unwavering” support for the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Government press office said.
The head of the Government said he hoped the diplomat would help “promote the advancement of existing relations between the states to a qualitatively new level”.
The sides reviewed topics of strengthening ties in political cooperation, defence, security, education and culture, the press office added.
Norway refuses to recognise the so-called parliamentary elections held in the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia, Helene Sand Andresen, Ambassador of Norway to Georgia and Armenia, said.
Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday praised the role of Tbilisi as a “regional diplomatic hub” as Norway unveiled its embassy in Georgia’s capital.
Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday said the “close cooperation” established between Georgia and Norway had brought the country “tangible results”.
Norway has pledged a multi-annual contribution of approximately €3.75 million to the Council of Europe’s new Action Plan for Georgia 2020-2023, announces the Council of Europe Office in Georgia.
Georgia’s European integration process and the associated reforms agenda were discussed on Friday in a meeting between Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Charles Michel, the European Council President, on the sidelines of the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference hosted in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
The “fruitful” cooperation between the defence ministries of Georgia and Norway was discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between the Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze and Bergljot Hovland, the newly appointed Norwegian Ambassador to the country.
Parliamentary ties between Georgia and Norway and opportunities for their further enhancement were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, and Bergljot Hovland, the Norwegian Ambassador to the country.