FM highlights “new impetus” in relations with PM’s meeting with European Parliament President
Kobakhidze will meet Metsola and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg within the framework of his ongoing visit to Brussels. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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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.
“I am sure that this meeting will bring a new impetus to the relations. During the year, we will have further cooperation, and it is through this meeting that specific matters or priorities will be identified in terms of further cooperation”, Darchiashvili said.
Kobakhidze will meet Metsola and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg within the framework of his ongoing visit to Brussels.
The PM on Tuesday said his Government had “confirmed” its “firm will” to fulfil its obligations with the European Union and move forward on its European integration path.
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”.
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.
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.
The joint statement of the Association Council between the European Union and Georgia on Wednesday said the bloc recognised that Georgia had carried out “significant reforms” in a “number of areas” and “successfully” approximated its legislation with the EU acquis in “many sectors”.