Georgian Economy Minister: Croatia's experience “useful” for Georgia's European integration
An agreement on economic cooperation was signed between the Georgian and Croatian sides after the meeting, within which the intergovernmental economic cooperation commission will be established, the Economy Ministry said. Photo via Economy Ministry
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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.
At the bilateral meeting, Davitashvili and Radman “positively evaluated” the opening of the Georgian diplomatic representation in Croatia’s capital city of Zagreb and stressed it would “further strengthen” the existing “friendly relations” between the two countries.
An agreement on economic cooperation was signed between the Georgian and Croatian sides after the meeting, within which the intergovernmental economic cooperation commission will be established, the Economy Ministry said.
Davitashvili noted the agreement would contribute to the deepening of economic ties and facilitate the determination of priorities in this direction, including increasing trade turnover between the countries.
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 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 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.