Georgian FM, deputies brief PM on Euro-Atlantic integration efforts, priorities
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibahsvili on Friday met with Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his deputies at his office. Photo: Government press office.
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his deputies on Friday briefed the country’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on efforts planned throughout 2023 to facilitate Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration process.
The Government Administration said the meeting involved a discussion on last year’s “historic decision” by the European Council’s to grant Georgia a European perspective, and the Ministry’s work on consolidating international support for the integration ahead of the bloc’s upcoming decision on whether to grant the country its membership candidate status.
PM's meting with top officials of the country's foreign office. Video: Government press office.
The meeting also highlighted the importance of large infrastructure projects for boosting the country’s transit potential, the PM’s role as a mediator for peace between the neighbouring countries of Armenia and Azerbaijan, and the green energy deal signed in Bucharest last year to enable transit of energy to Europe via a number of countries including Georgia.
The officials stressed the Ministry was keeping the tasks of consolidating the international community for peaceful resolution of conflicts in Georgia and maintaining the topic high on the international agenda as “top priorities”.
In comments on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the officials stressed Georgia's “strong political, diplomatic and humanitarian support” to Ukraine since the outbreak of the war in February 2022.
Darchiashvili noted the support had been manifested by both “practical support” in the bilateral format and the Government's co-sponsoring or joining of “all international resolutions” in support of Ukraine.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday pledged to proceed with his efforts to mediate for peace in the South Caucasus region in a meeting with Toivo Klaar, the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday highlighted the move of the country’s Ambassador to Ukraine and his staff to keep their work in Kyiv following the Russian invasion of the country in February while diplomats of other countries were leaving the under-fire city, in comments to the annual Ambassadors Conference.
The high officials of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Romania and Hungary on Saturday signed an Agreement on the Black Sea Submarine Electricity Cable project in Bucharest, to export green energy to Europe via Georgia.
Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, on Thursday said the body had granted the European Union membership candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova, and was ready to grant the same status to Georgia once the outstanding priorities outlined by the European Commission were addressed by the Georgian Government.