Russia’s policy in Ukraine is continuation of one used in Georgia - Parliament Official
The EU should “immediately” start the integration process of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova with the European Union, as all the three countries have “clearly expressed” their desire to be part of the European family, Botchorishvili emphasised. Photo via Parliament press office
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Maka Botchorishvili, the Head of the European Integration Committee in the Georgian Parliament, on Friday said Russia’s policy in Ukraine was a continuation of the one used in Georgia, stressing this should not be forgotten in order to “cope with” the aggression threatening European security, the Parliament press office said.
In her speech at the Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union, Botchorishvili spoke about security challenges in Europe and the occupation of Georgian territories by Russia, highlighting the importance of “unity and common efforts” of the international community to “ensure peace and security”.
Photo via Parliament press office
Russia's aggression against Ukraine made it clear that it is impossible to ensure European security without ensuring peace and security in its eastern neighbourhood”, the Committee Head noted.
The EU should “immediately” start the integration process of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova with the European Union, as all the three countries have “clearly expressed” their desire to be part of the European family, Botchorishvili emphasised.
The EU Council has been hosting the Conference since 2012 with the participation of the members of the European Parliament, the EU member state parliaments and the candidate countries, as well as high-ranking representatives of the EU institutions.
The Georgian delegation was invited for the first time by the Presidency country of the Council of the EU - Sweden and the Presidential trio.
A Georgian delegation participated in the Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union for the first time this week.
Romanian members of the Parliament on Wednesday expressed their support for Georgia's accession to the European Union and pledged to “actively” support the country in the process in their meeting with a Georgian Parliamentary delegation headed by Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Parliament’s EU Integration Committee.
A resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Friday welcomed the progress made by Georgia in honouring its obligations and commitments taken up as part of its membership in the body.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday presented an annual report of the Permanent Delegation of the Georgian Parliament to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Parliament's press office said.
Georgia has been supporting the principles of security in Europe and standing with its partners in ensuring international peace and stability, Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Defence and Security Committee in the Georgian Parliament, said on Saturday in his address at the Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union.
Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Sunday said Georgia was among 38 countries that had applied to the International Criminal Court in Hague to investigate war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine, which had resulted in the ICC issuing an arrest warrant for the Russian President Vladimir Putin.