Ruling party MP: PM’s visit to Brussels “will be successful”
The MP also said the country’s relationship with the EU would be “further deepened” and that the “further steps” for bringing Georgia and the bloc closer together would become “more evident”. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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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”.
In his remarks over the ongoing visit, Matikashvili said the country’s rapprochement with the European Union was proceeding “at a fast pace”, and further pointed out it was “natural that Irakli Kobakhidze went to Brussels for his first visit as Prime Minister”.
“Of course, we expect a successful visit with corresponding outcomes”, he added.
The MP also said the country’s relationship with the EU would be “further deepened” and that the “further steps” for bringing Georgia and the bloc closer together would become “more evident”.
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.
Irakli Kobakhidze on Monday left for his first official visit to Brussels as Georgia’s Prime Minister, the Government Administration said.
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, 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.
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.
Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, Georgia's Ambassador to the European Union, on Tuesday said Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s visit to Brussels this week would be ”extremely interesting and informative”.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday said Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s visit to Brussels this week was “very important” for the country and its foreign political priorities.