Georgian, German parliament officials review EU integration, security matters
The discussion focused on the EU membership candidate status for Georgia and reforms carried out by the country’s Government as part of integration efforts. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Georgia’s European integration and regional security matters were discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, and officials of the German Bundestag.
Michael Roth, the Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee of the German legislative body, and Anton Hofreiter, the Chair of its Committee on European Affairs, reaffirmed their “firm” support for Georgia's accession to the European Union at the meeting, the Georgian Parliament said.
The discussion focused on the EU membership candidate status for Georgia and reforms carried out by the country’s Government as part of integration efforts.
The officials also reviewed the implementation of the steps set out by the European Commission for the membership candidate status to be granted to Georgia.
They also reviewed regional security matters, Russia's occupation of Georgian regions and the latter’s peacekeeping role in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.
The ongoing war in Ukraine, security of the Black Sea region and dynamics of bilateral relations between Georgia and Germany were also discussed.
Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, on Tuesday said he was confident the country would be granted the European Union membership candidate status this week in a “historic decision” by the European Council.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday said “no country” was against granting the European Union membership candidate status to Georgia, and further expressed his confidence the European Council would make the “important decision in the next few days”.
Steps taken by Georgia for its European Union integration and reforms implemented both at legislative and institutional levels were discussed on Monday in a meeting between the country’s Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Oliver Varhelyi, the EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Policy.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday highlighted the “positive dynamics” of ties with France in his meeting with the French counterpart Catherine Colonna.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday highlighted the Hungarian Government’s support for Georgia’s European integration.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Tuesday participated in the Ministerial Council meeting of the Organisation for Democracy and Economic Development involving Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, on Wednesday called on his German counterparts to use the term “Russian-occupied territories” with regard to the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
Georgia's accession to the European Union, the security environment in the Black Sea region and the situation in the Russian-occupied regions of the country were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, and Anna Lührmann, the German State Minister for Europe.