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Georgian PM claims war in Ukraine will end “very soon”, “qualitative” reboot of ties with EU, US on cards

Kobakhidze highlighted the need for the reboot of the ties, adding “we have linked this reboot with the elections in Georgia [last month] and the United States [this month], and the end of the war in Ukraine”. Photo: Government Administration

Agenda.ge, 11 Nov 2024 - 17:53, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Monday claimed the ongoing war in Ukraine would end “very soon” creating “all conditions” for a “qualitative reboot” of Georgia’s relations with the European Union and the United States.

Kobakhidze highlighted the need for the reboot of the ties, adding “we have linked this reboot with the elections in Georgia [last month] and the United States [this month], and the end of the war in Ukraine”.

The two elections have already ended, and ended in a way that all this will contribute to the reboot of relations. Regarding the third topic, the end of the war in Ukraine, we think that the war will end very soon”, the PM claimed.

The Government head further expressed his expectation that the processes would “develop very well”, especially in connection with the end of the war.

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