Georgian PM, new Ambassador to Czech Republic review bilateral ties
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday met with Thea Maisuradze, the country’s newly appointed Ambassador to the Czech Republic. Photo: Government press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Thea Maisuradze, the country’s newly appointed Ambassador to the Czech Republic, on Tuesday reviewed bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Highlighting the “dynamically developing” relations between the states in their meeting at the PM’s office, the officials also pointed to their “fruitful cooperation” within international organisations, the Government press office said.
The meeting also discussed the existing cooperation in economy, energy, tourism and education sectors.
Having served as Georgia’s Ambassador to Latvia over the recent years, Maisuradze also assumed positions in the country’s foreign office since 2009.
Georgia and the Czech Republic have signed an agreement on priority directions in trade and economic relations between the two countries, the Georgian Economy Ministry announced on Monday.
The experience and support of the Czech Republic for Georgia’s European integration process will be especially valuable for the country, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili said on Monday following a meeting with Miloš Vystrčil, the President of the Czech Senate.
Georgia is a part of Europe and the Czech Republic wants the country in the European Union, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said on Thursday at a press conference following a meeting with his Georgian counterpart Ilia Darchiashvili.
Georgia's application for European Union membership, and the ongoing procedures for the country completing the relevant questionnaire were discussed on Thursday in Prague in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and the Czech Minister for European Affairs Mikulas Bek.