Parliament EU Committee Chair, US Embassy Counselor discuss Georgia's integration

Georgia's European Union integration was discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee of the Georgian Parliament, and Marc Nordberg, the Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs of the United States Embassy in Georgia.

The parties discussed steps taken by the country on its EU integration path and the importance of the European Council’s decision to grant it the EU membership candidate status in December, with the meeting also involving Kerry McIntosh, the Political Officer of the Political and Economic Department of the Embassy.

Botchorishvili highlighted reforms carried out by the Government and the action plan for subsequent steps, with the officials also addressing the European Parliament elections and this year’s parliamentary elections in Georgia.

The meeting emphasised the importance of relations between Georgia and the US and the latter's support for Georgia's Euro-Atlantic integration.

On his part, Nordberg congratulated Botchorishvili on the candidate status and expressed his readiness to assist in the process of further reforms.