Parliament Speaker “confident Georgia will soon join EU” in Europe Day message
The Parliament official also stressed the “unity of Europe” was “based on the union of sovereign countries” and “free states that will have the power to defeat evil”. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday marked the annual Europe Day by expressing his belief the country would “soon join the [European Union] formed by a unity of values”.
In his social media message, Papuashvili said the EU united 27 countries to “ensure peace and well-being of the European people”.
“Happy Europe Day! I believe that Georgia will soon join the union formed by the unity of values, where each country with its identity and historical experience will contribute to ensuring the peace and progress of Europe”, the lawmaker said.
The Parliament official also stressed the “unity of Europe” was “based on the union of sovereign countries” and “free states that will have the power to defeat evil”.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Thursday marked the annual Europe Day by saying the future of the country “belongs in the European Union”.
Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday said “fascism and radicalism” would “always be defeated” in a message on the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday congratulated Georgian veterans of World War II on the 79th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany.
Rati Ionatamishvili, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party faction in the Parliament, on Tuesday said the purpose of the United States Foreign Agents Registration Act was to promote transparency for the American public, and added “if American citizens deserve transparency, the Georgian public deserves it too”.