FM: Association Council meeting welcomed Georgia’s EU candidate status, discussed further steps on accession path
“Glad to be participating in the first official visit of the PM, which he started from Brussels, by meeting Josep Borrell [the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy]”, the FM also said. Photo via MFA of Georgia
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Tuesday said the eighth meeting of the Georgia-EU Association Council earlier today had once again welcomed the bloc’s decision to grant Georgia its membership candidate status and discussed the further steps to be taken by the country on its EU accession path.
In his social media post, Darchiashvili noted the Georgian delegation, led by the Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, had “thoroughly discussed” the country’s cooperation with the EU in “numerous areas”.
Glad to be participating in the first official visit of @PM_Kobakhidze, which he started from Brussels, by meeting @JosepBorrellF.
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) February 20, 2024
The 8th meeting of the EU-Georgia Association Council, Chaired by PM Kobakhidze and the EU High Representative Borrell has also been held within the… pic.twitter.com/UHvRKjQMxV
Glad to be participating in the first official visit of the PM, which he started from Brussels, by meeting Josep Borrell [the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy]”, the FM also said.
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