Georgian FM, Finnish President discuss ties

Darchiashvili extended his gratitude to Stubb for supporting Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and noted the Finnish official’s personal involvement and contribution, as the former Chair of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Finland's Foreign Minister, to the peaceful resolution of 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict. Photo: MFA

Agenda.ge, 13 Mar 2024 - 14:47, Tbilisi,Georgia

Partner relations between Georgia and Finland were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Alexander Stubb, the President of Finland.
 

The Foreign Ministry said the meeting, hosted during Darchiashvili’s visit to Finland, also discussed prospects of further development of cooperation in both bilateral and multilateral formats and highlighted the process of Georgia's rapprochement with the European Union and the role of Finland in it.

 

The officials expressed hope the “political and practical” support of Finland would help Georgia move to the next stage of joining the EU, after the country had been granted the bloc’s candidate status in December.
 

Darchiashvili extended his gratitude to Stubb for supporting Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and noted the Finnish official’s personal involvement and contribution, as the former Chair of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Finland's Foreign Minister, to the peaceful resolution of 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict.
 

The parties also discussed matters of security in the wider region, with the Georgian FM noting the country would continue to contribute to the “strengthening of global peace”. The officials also emphasised the need for closer political dialogue on the backdrop of “existing challenges”.