Parliament official says Romania Georgia’s “reliable, strong partner” in EU, NATO
The officials also discussed existing political and economic relations between the two countries, possibilities of developing cooperation at the parliamentary level, the current situation in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) and the country’s European aspirations. Photo: Foreign Committee Geo Parliament/twitter
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Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Tuesday said Romania was the country’s “reliable and strong partner” in the European Union and NATO.
The country’s legislative body cited Samkharadze with the comment as part of an ongoing visit to Romania of the legislative body’s delegation, with Georgian officials meeting with Titus Corlăţean and Nicoleta Pauliuc, chairs of the foreign and defence committees of the Romanian Senate, as well as Dan Barna, the Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies.
In his comments, Corlăţean said the last year’s resolution on the European perspective of Georgia, adopted by the Romanian Parliament before the European Union made the decision in December to grant the country its membership candidate status, had been a “positive decision that altered the situation for the better”.
We hope that accession negotiations with Georgia will be opened, which is very important. Romania, at the expert level and with its political connections, will continue to actively support Georgia”, he added.
The official also stressed the need to work more on economic relations and projects on the agenda of two countries' governments, including the Black Sea submarine electricity cable project, a new transmission route to deliver green energy from the South Caucasus to Europe, and an underwater fibre optic cable project to further increase the interconnection of Georgia with the EU.
Samkharadze said Romania was “one of the strongest supporters” of the country's European and Euro-Atlantic integration and its “strategic partner”, and noted the meetings discussed a further deepening of ties, reforms for Georgia to implement on its European integration path, and the importance of both expert and political support from Romania.
The officials also discussed existing political and economic relations between the two countries, possibilities of developing cooperation at the parliamentary level, the current situation in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) and the country’s European aspirations.