FM, Parliament Speaker congratulate Georgian people on “historic day” - being granted EU candidate status
“We stand ready to work together with our European friends and partners to bring our country to its ultimate goal - EU membership”, the FM added. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday congratulated Georgian people on “this historic day” - being granted the European Union membership candidate status.
In his social media post, Darchiashvili said “today’s decision is an explicit recognition of Georgia's aspirations, its striving for many years and the progress achieved”, and stressed the Government’s will “to make Georgia’s civilisational choice a reality remains unchanged”.
Congratulations, Georgia ???????? on this historic day! Our country has been granted candidate status! Today's decision is an explicit recognition of Georgia's aspirations, its striving for many years and the progress achieved! The will of the Georgian government to make ????????'s…
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) December 14, 2023
We stand ready to work together with our European friends and partners to bring our country to its ultimate goal - EU membership”, the FM added.
In his comments to the media, Papuashvili said the European Council had “appreciated [Georgia's progress] and made a fair decision” regarding Georgia. He congratulated Ukraine and Moldova on the Council’s decision to open accession negotiations with the EU.
Recently Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has congratulated Georgian people on being granted the EU candidate status, following the European Council President Charles Michel’s post announcing the Council’s decision on Georgia’s candidacy.