Georgian PM says Gov’t’s “main task” to maintain, further strengthen ties with Germany
He also noted the country was in an “unfair situation” when accession talks had been already opened with Ukraine and Moldova, while Georgia was “seriously ahead” of both countries, and added he expected this injustice would be “effectively eliminated” in December. Photo: Government Administration
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday said his Government’s “main task” was to maintain and further strengthen cooperation that exists between the two countries.
In his comments to the media Kobakhidze said Georgia had “extraordinary” relations with Germany that had “positive dynamics”.
The PM noted he and his Government delegation had “remarkable” meetings in Berlin during the day with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Bärbel Bas, the President of the German Bundestag, and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the President of Germany, with the meetings discussing bilateral relations.
Georgian PM, German Chancellor discuss “high level” of political dialogue, bilateral relations
He added the meetings had discussed “all aspects of cooperation” political, economic, education and culture.
Kobakhidze said a decision would be made in December 2024 for opening European Union accession talks with Georgia, and noted he expected a “positive decision” to be made and expressed his hope the country would have support from Germany and the European Council.
You all remember that in June 2022, an unjust decision [the European Council granted candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova, recognised Georgia's “European perspective”] was made, which a number of organisations tried to use to organise a revolution in the country. We hope that processes will not develop in such a direction this year and we hope that a fair decision will be made”, he added.
He also noted the country was in an “unfair situation” when accession talks had been already opened with Ukraine and Moldova, while Georgia was “seriously ahead” of both countries, and added he expected this injustice would be “effectively eliminated” in December.
The “successful” cooperation between Georgia and Germany in both bilateral and multilateral formats was discussed on Friday in a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the President of Germany.
“Positive dynamics” of the development of bilateral relations between Georgia and Germany were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Bärbel Bas, the President of the German Bundestag.
The “high level” of political dialogue and “positive dynamics” of bilateral relations were discussed on Friday by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and German Chancellor of Olaf Scholz in Berlin.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday said his Government would support Georgia's path towards membership in the European Union and remain a “reliable partner” in the purpose.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday highlighted the “significant” role of the country in establishing “peace and stability” in the South Caucasus and said it was a “very important” and “reliable partner” for Germany, particularly in the face of a “challenging geopolitical region”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and his Government delegation were on Friday hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin.
Levan Izoria, the Georgian Ambassador to Germany, on Friday highlighted Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s ongoing visit to Berlin by saying it would give a “new impetus” to bilateral relations.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Thursday said he expected that Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s visit to Germany would “give new impetus to and further deepen and strengthen” the existing bilateral cooperation with the country.
Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, on Thursday said the body had granted the European Union membership candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova, and was ready to grant the same status to Georgia once the outstanding priorities outlined by the European Commission were addressed by the Georgian Government.