Georgian PM, Spanish Interior Minister hail “high-level dialogue” between states
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska in Tbilisi. Photo: Government press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska on Thursday praised the “high-level-dialogue” between the countries “in a number of directions” in a Tbilisi meeting.
The Georgian Government Administration said the officials had also highlighted the “fruitful cooperation” between the interior ministries of the two states.
The Georgian PM hosted the Spanish official in his office. Video: Government press office.
Garibashvili and Grande-Marlaska said the ties were based on “international agreements, partnership and principles of mutual trust”.
Expressing his gratitude to the Spanish Government for supporting Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and its Euro-Atlantic aspirations, the PM emphasised his country’s progress on the European integration path.
In this context, he stressed the importance of the European Commission's “positive report” earlier this month on the country’s alignment with the European Union’s legal framework.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili will feature in the 59th Munich Security Conference, the latest edition of the annual event set to run between Friday and Sunday, the Government Administration said on Thursday.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Friday said the European Commission’s “positive” assessment of the country’s alignment with the European Union framework was “very important”, following the publication of the report that evaluated the progress of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova in their work for membership in the bloc.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday responded to the newly published European Commission report on the country’s alignment with the European Union by stressing the document had “once again demonstrated” his country deserved the membership candidate status as a “top reformer”.
The fruitful cooperation, based on “common values and interests”, between Georgia and Spain and Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration were discussed on Friday by Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Spanish counterpart, minister of foreign affairs, European Union and cooperation of Spain, Jose Manuel Albares.
Cooperation in the field of law enforcement and the importance of further deepening future relations between Georgian and Spanish agencies were in focus of a meeting between Vakhtang Gomelauri, the Georgian Interior Minister and his Spanish counterpart Fernando Grande-Marlaska Gómez in Spain on Tuesday.
Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri and his Spanish counterpart Fernando Grande-Marlaska on Thursday discussed the importance of close and effective cooperation between the countries’ law enforcement agencies at the meeting held in Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday joined world leaders in the opening session of the Munich Security Conference in Germany, the Government Administration said.
The economic climate and investment environment of Georgia were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Jared Cohen, the President of Global Affairs at Goldman Sachs.
Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri on Tuesday highlighted the “unprecedentedly high” rate of crime-solving by law enforcement bodies, which he said was illustrated by the figure standing at over 62 percent.
The “fruitful cooperation” between Georgia and Spain in both bilateral and multilateral formats was discussed on Wednesday by Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares.
Cooperation and future relations of Georgia and Lithuania were in focus in a meeting between Shalva Bedoidze, the First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, and his Lithuanian colleague Vitalij Dmitrijev, the Ministry said on Thursday.