FM: Georgia, entering final phase of EU accession, will inevitably become full member of Union
The process of European integration and, in general, the full membership of the country in the EU is a “very difficult and time-consuming” process, Darchiashvili said, stressing the importance to believe in the country’s abilities to achieve the final overall goal [full membership of the EU]. Photo via Foreign Ministry
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Saturday said the country entered the “final phase” of the accession process to the European Union and the final decision would “inevitably” mean Georgia’s full membership of the Union.
In an interview with Imedi TV, Darchiashvili highlighted the European Council’s decision of June 23 to recognise Georgia’s European perspective for membership as the “most important decision”, with the European partners giving a “political promise” that the country would “definitely” become a member of the EU.
Darchiashvili emphasised that the European perspective [along with the EU membership candidate status] had been given to Ukraine and Moldova, and noted he believed the European Commission would develop the “relevant recommendations” for these countries to move into a “new stage” of accession negotiations.
The process of European integration and, in general, the full membership of the country in the EU is a “very difficult and time-consuming” process, Darchiashvili said, stressing the importance to believe in the country’s abilities to achieve the final overall goal [full membership of the EU].
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Friday said he hoped the country’s European partners would consider the results of its implementation of the European Union conditions for granting it the membership candidate status, after the release of a European Commission report that noted its progress in the work.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday said the European Union and European friends had “directly stated” that Georgia “belonged to the European family” and the country would “definitely” become a member of the bloc, in comments summing up the foreign policy efforts of the Government in 2022.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Friday said Georgia was ahead of both Ukraine and Moldova in “fundamental questions” related to their alignment with the European Union, in comments on the European Commission's new report on the three countries aspiring for EU membership.
Pawel Herczynski, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, on Friday congratulated the country’s Government on a “positive report” on Georgia’s alignment with the European Union, released by the European Commission on Thursday.
Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman is on his first visit to Georgia and will on Thursday meet his counterpart Ilia Darchiashvili to review the cooperation between the two countries.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Thursday said he appreciated Croatia's support for the country's European integration, in a remark following a meeting with his visiting counterpart Gordan Grlić Radman.
Croatia’s Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman on Thursday reaffirmed his country’s “firm support” for Georgia’s European integration process and pledged readiness to share “experience and knowledge” to help the country in its aspirations of becoming a member of the European Union.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Friday highlighted his country’s progress on its European integration path, his office’s plans for the forthcoming NATO Summit in July and the importance of the Government’s stance and efforts for peacefully reintegrating the Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions, in his report to the Parliament.