Georgian PM: Brussels visit to discuss “all topics” of Georgia’s EU rapprochement
Georgian PM Irakli Kobakhidze said his upcoming visit to Brussels would concern “active consultations on all topics” related to bringing the country “even closer” to the EU. Photo: Georgian Dream press office
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Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgia’s newly confirmed Prime Minister, on Friday said his upcoming visit to Brussels would concern “active consultations on all topics” related to bringing the country “even closer” to the European Union.
He added his Government would “do everything” for the full integration into the bloc.
We should activate our cooperation even more after receiving the [EU membership] candidate status [in December 2023]. [...] We will discuss in detail the issues of the Association Agenda, including the nine-point implementation plan”, Kobakhidze said in reference to the 2014-signed deal and the priorities for Georgia to open accession talks with the EU.
The visit to Brussels is scheduled for February 20-21 and will be the PM’s first in his new capacity.
The Georgian Parliament on Thursday approved Kobakhidze, the former Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, as the head of the Government with 84 votes in favour and 10 against, after the vote was triggered by the resignation of Irakli Garibashvili in late January.
Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgia’s newly approved Prime Minister, will make his first visit as the head of the Government to Brussels.
Peter Fischer, the German Ambassador to Georgia, on Thursday wished success to Irakli Kobakhidze, the candidate for the position of Prime Minister, as well as Georgia on its European integration path.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the candidate for the position of the Prime Minister of Georgia, on Wednesday said the Government’s “main priority” was the country’s full integration into European and Euro-Atlantic structures, as outlined in the Georgian constitution.
The Georgian Government’s new state programme For Building the European State, published by the Parliament on Friday, says the country’s Euro-Atlantic integration and further success in this regard, remain a key foreign policy objective under the Constitution of Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday claimed there was an “open alliance” between President Salome Zourabichvili and the opposition United National Movement party.
Pawel Herczynski, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, on Thursday highlighted the significance of “quick” movement toward the opening of accession talks between Georgia and the European Union.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday said Italy and Romania shared “many common goals and visions”, including their support for Georgia’s European Union integration path.
Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Sunday said the decision of the newly approved Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to make his first visit as the head of the Government to Brussels highlighted the country’s European integration as a “special priority” for the Government.
Irakli Kobakhidze on Monday left for his first official visit to Brussels as Georgia’s Prime Minister, the Government Administration said.
Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on Monday encouraged the Georgian Government to continue working on its European integration path.
Davit Matikashvili, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s first official visit to Brussels would be “successful”.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Monday said Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze visiting Brussels in his first official trip in the capacity was a “clear political signal” European Union and NATO integration was the “main direction” for the Government.