Georgia’s EU Ambassador highlights PM’s “very important” meeting with European Parliament President
He added the European Parliament President also congratulated Georgia on receiving the EU membership candidate status in December. Photo: Government press office
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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”.
Makharoblishvili said Metsola pledged her support in the ongoing and future process of Georgia’s European integration path, including the implementation of the nine conditions set out by the European Commission in November for opening accession talks with the country.
He added the European Parliament President also congratulated Georgia on receiving the EU membership candidate status in December.
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 and Charles Michel, the European Council President.
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”.
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.
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 Tuesday said Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s visit to Brussels this week would be ”extremely interesting and informative”.
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”.
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 said NATO had played a “significant role” in enhancing the country’s defence capabilities and increasing its interoperability with the alliance.
Roberta Metsola, the European Parliament President, on Wednesday affirmed Parliament’s “full support” to the European aspirations of the people of Georgia.
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 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.