Georgian Parliament Speaker, EU official review cooperation, integration
The meeting also reviewed the “latest developments” in Georgia and the wider region. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Implementation of the nine steps outlined by the European Commission for opening European Union accession talks with Georgia was discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and Gert Jan Koopman, the Head of the Directorate General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission.
Papuashvili thanked Koopman for “successful and fruitful” cooperation in the process of the country receiving the EU membership candidate status last year, the Georgian Parliament said.
On his part, Koopman expressed his readiness for further cooperation with the Georgian Government.
The meeting also reviewed the “latest developments” in Georgia and the wider region.
Cooperation between Georgia and the European Union was discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Gert Jan Koopman, the Head of the Directorate General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission.
Peter Fischer, the German Ambassador to Georgia, on Wednesday said “violence should stop” following protests in the capital city of Tbilisi against the controversial domestic bill on transparency of foreign influence.
The “strong partnership” between Georgia and France, including friendly relations between the legislative bodies, was in focus at a meeting on Tuesday between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and the delegation of the French Senate’s Committee for European Affairs, led by the Committee Chair Jean-François Rapin.
Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on Wednesday said the Western Balkans, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia had a “historic window of opportunity” to “strongly bind their future” to the EU.