Croatian FM vows “firm support”, experience-sharing for Georgia’s EU integration
Croatia’s Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman (R) has pledged his country’s support for Georgia’s EU integration. Photo: Ilia Darchiashvili’s Twitter
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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.
At a media briefing in Tbilisi with his Georgian counterpart Ilia Darchiashvili, the visiting official said his Government was waiting to see “Georgia moving forward” to obtain the bloc’s membership candidate status.
Croatia is ready to help you in this direction by sharing our experience and knowledge. You can count on us. We will help you with everything you need. We know from our own experience that it is a long journey, but a very rewarding one”, Radman said in the briefing.
Pointing to his upcoming visit to the occupation line in central Georgia, before the conclusion of his trip on Saturday, the Croatian official said his country was also ready to share its experience in peaceful resolution of conflicts.
Radman is on his first official visit to Georgia that comes on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday discussed bilateral cooperation and his country’s European Union integration prospects with the visiting Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman.
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.
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 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.
The European Union member Croatia’s experience will be useful for Georgia on its European integration path, Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili said on Thursday following a meeting with Croatia’s Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman.
Bilateral relations between Georgia and Croatia and the “successful cooperation” between the countries within international organisations were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Zaal Gogsadze, the country’s newly appointed Ambassador to Croatia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Sunday left for an official visit to the Croatian capital of Zagreb with a Government delegation, the Government Administration said.
Zaza Gogsadze, the Georgian Ambassador to Croatia on Sunday said Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s ongoing visit to Croatia was of a “special importance” as Croatia was an active supporter of the country’s path to European Union integration.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday highlighted the inauguration of the Georgian Embassy in Croatia’s capital city of Zagreb during his visit to the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said his Government was “well-aware” that joining the European Union came with “long-term obligations and responsibilities”, and added it was a “long but rewarding process”, in comments during his first visit to Croatia.