“Constructive, good” relations with all EU institutions are “necessary” for Georgia’s integration - Parliament official
The Parliament official also stressed that Georgian authorities had “no desire” to be in a public dialogue with negative messages towards the EU, on the contrary, the country’s interest was cooperation that would bring results. Photo via Parliament of Georgia
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Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Saturday said the Government desired to have “very constructive and good relations” with the European Parliament and all European Union institutions, as it was “necessary” for Georgia’s integration into the bloc.
Botchorishvili responded to an amendment introduced by MEP Anna Fotyga to a European Parliament resolution to urge the Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili to pardon the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili, by saying “it would be good” if the bloc could clarify whether such entries in the EP’s resolution "have any impact” on Georgia-EU relations.
We know the amendment by [MEP] Fotyga to the resolution can not have any influence [on the Georgia-EU relationship]”, she added in her interview with the Imedi TV channel.
The Parliament official also stressed that Georgian authorities had “no desire” to be in a public dialogue with negative messages towards the EU, on the contrary, the country’s interest was cooperation that would bring results.
The European Parliament on Thursday adopted two resolutions, supporting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia. An amendment on pardoning Saakashvili was included in the resolution at the request of MEP Fotyga.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday called executive bodies of the European Union to “distance themselves from unfair decisions” in the European Parliament, in response to an amendment introduced by MEP Anna Fotyga to a resolution to urge the Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili to pardon the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday said the European Union “has to officially distance itself” from “slanderous” allegations made my members of the European Parliament, in response to an amendment introduced by MEP Anna Fotyga to a resolution to urge the Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili to pardon the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili.
Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chair of the Parliament's Human Rights Committee, on Thursday denounced an amendment introduced by Anna Fotyga, a member of the European Parliament, to a resolution to urge the Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili to pardon the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili, as “provocative”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday said the topic of the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili had “never” been mentioned in meetings with European Union officials during his visit to Brussels this week.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee of the Georgian Parliament and her Deputy Levan Karumidze discussed the country’s European integration with the European Parliament officials in Strasbourg, the Parliament press office said on Sunday.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Monday said there were “opportunities” for a “gradual integration” of Georgia into the European Union.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's European Integration Committee, on Monday said the European Union’s accession talks with “all candidate countries” should start “immediately” to ensure “success” of the bloc’s enlargement policy.