Georgian Parliament Speaker, Icelandic President discuss cooperation prospects
He also emphasised Georgia’s “unique” geographical location and a “great potential” for using water energy, expressing readiness to share the “best experience” of his country in the sector. Photo: Georgian Parliament
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Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, and Guðni Jóhannesson, the President of Iceland who is on a visit to the country, on Wednesday discussed prospective directions of cooperation between the two states.
Papuashvili noted the importance of the first high-level visit from Iceland and thanked the visiting official for supporting Georgia’s territorial integrity and Euro-Atlantic integration, the Parliament’s press office said.
Pleased to hold a friendly meeting with @PresidentISL, President of Iceland in @Geoparliament. We stand ready to cooperate on issues of renewable energy, tackling climate change, innovations, culture & education. Experience of ???????? in fisheries as well as using hydropower &… pic.twitter.com/SpFJNwzggh
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) March 6, 2024
Jóhannesson noted it was “important” to see small states cooperate at the international level to achieve “common goals”.
The parties also reviewed cooperation in renewable energy, combating climate change, innovation, cultural and educational exchanges, with Jóhannesson noting Iceland’s “great success” in the use of hydropower and geothermal energy.
He also emphasised Georgia’s “unique” geographical location and a “great potential” for using water energy, expressing readiness to share the “best experience” of his country in the sector.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and a visiting Danish parliamentary delegation on Tuesday discussed development of cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats between the countries.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's European Integration Committee, on Tuesday reviewed Georgia-European Union cooperation and the role of the bloc in “ensuring peace and stability” in the country at the Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy in Bruges.
Peter Fischer, the German Ambassador to Georgia, on Tuesday highlighted Georgia’s “significant progress” in rapprochement with the European Union and called for progress in the implementation of the steps outlined by the European Commission for opening accession talks with the country.
Guðni Jóhannesson, the President of Iceland who is on a visit to Georgia, on Tuesday said he welcomed the country’s desire to join the “Euro-Atlantic alliance” and vowed his country’s support for the process.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Wednesday said the Government was looking forward to deepening its cooperation with Iceland in green energy, innovation, tourism and other sectors.
Guðni Jóhannesson, the President of Iceland, on Wednesday visited the central Georgian village of Odzisi to observe the administrative line separating the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region from the rest of the country.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili and Guðni Jóhannesson, the President of Iceland, on Thursday visited the Akhalkalaki hydropower plant, a joint project of Georgian and Icelandic companies that came into operation in 2022 in Georgia’s south.