US Ambassador highlights Georgian PM’s visit to Brussels, hopes to see country join EU
The diplomat also said “one of the first things” she had done after assuming the position was to visit Brussels and highlight Georgia’s candidacy for EU membership. Photo: Georgian Parliament
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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”.
In her comments to the media, Dunnigan said “one of top priorities” of her country was to support Georgia during its “transition” to becoming a member state of the bloc.
The diplomat also said “one of the first things” she had done after assuming the position was to visit Brussels and highlight Georgia’s candidacy for EU membership.
Kobakhidze’s first official visit to Brussels started on Monday, with the official holding meetings with Josep Borrell, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Olivér Várhelyi, the EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Charles Michel, the European Council President and Roberta Metsola, the European Parliament President.
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.
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.
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.
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 Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Olivér Várhelyi, the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, on Tuesday reviewed the process of the country’s accession to the EU.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday highlighted his Government’s “ambitious plans” regarding Georgia’s integration into the European Union, noting in 2030 Georgia would be “more than ready” to become a member of the bloc.
Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on Tuesday told the visiting Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze that his trip to Brussels was a “sign that Georgia has chosen the European path very seriously”.
Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, Georgia's Ambassador to the European Union, on Wednesday highlighted Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s meeting with the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola as “very important”.
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.
Rati Ionatamishvili, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party faction in the Parliament, on Thursday claimed Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s visit to Brussels this week would “bring results” to citizens of the country.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Friday said the Government was ready to “take all necessary steps” to elevate its trade and investment partnership with the United States and its business community to a “new level”.
The strategic cooperation between Georgia and the United States and prospects for its strengthening were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Robin Dunnigan, the Ambassador of the US to the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday said his Government had “utmost desire” to maintain strategic partnership with both the United States and China.
Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Saturday said Georgia’s cooperation with China did not rule out or prevent the deepening of relations with the United States.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday extended his gratitude to the Legal Affairs Committee of the legislative body for “effectively” initiating bills on activities of the Special Investigation Service and the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Monday said the United States was a “strategic partner” of his Government, adding both countries were “keen” to deepen economic and other ties.
Robin Dunnigan, the Ambassador of the US to Georgia, on Wednesday said her country had been “one of, if not the strongest supporter” of Georgia over the past 32 years and would continue to do so.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Wednesday highlighted the support of the United States for Georgia by noting its support for the country “in various directions for 30 years”.