Georgian FM highlights importance of PM’s NATO meeting
Darchiashvili noted both the European Union and NATO were “clear foreign priorities” for the Government, as enshrined in the country’s constitution. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday said Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze would participate in a meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission, which he said was “one of the main mechanisms of NATO-Georgia bilateral cooperation”.
Darchiashvili noted both the European Union and NATO were “clear foreign priorities” for the Government, as enshrined in the country’s constitution.
“It is important that the Prime Minister of Georgia will hold a meeting with the President of the European Parliament. I am sure that this meeting will bring a new impetus to these relations”, he added.
The top Georgian diplomat added the first official visit of the Prime Minister to Brussels was “focused on European integration on the one hand, and further deepening and strengthening of NATO-Georgia cooperation on the other”.
Viktor Dolidze, Georgia's Ambassador to NATO, on Wednesday said Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s first official visit to Brussels and meetings with NATO officials would add “another important impetus” to the country’s aspirations for full membership in the alliance.
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.
Georgia’s participation in the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism was reviewed on Tuesday by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Janez Lenarčič, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, in a meeting held on the sidelines of Kobakhidze’s visit to Brussels.
Georgia’s European Union integration process and its reform agenda along this path were discussed on Tuesday by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Charles Michel, the European Council President.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday said the meeting between Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Wednesday would bring a “new impetus” to the relations between the sides.
Progress achieved by Georgia on its European integration path and measures to ensure the country’s integration into the European Union were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola.
Robin Dunnigan, the United States Ambassador to Georgia, on Wednesday said she was “very pleased” over Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s first official visit to Brussels this week and said she hoped to see the country as a member of the European Union in “years ahead”.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday highlighted the “very interesting” meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and the European Parliament Speaker Roberta Metsola in Brussels.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday highlighted NATO’s support for the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity at a press briefing in Brussels, as part of his first official foreign visit.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday pledged to continue working towards getting Georgia “much closer” to NATO and said it was “fundamentally” important to deepen the partnership with the Alliance.