UK’s Minister for European neighbourhood: UK is a close friend of Georgia
Wendy Morton held a phone talk with Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani yesterday. Photo: Wendy Morton/Facebook
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Minister for European Neighbourhood and the Americas at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom Wendy Morton said ‘UK is a close friend of Georgia’.
Wendy Morton held a phone talk with Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani yesterday ‘to emphasise the need for all parties to reach a compromise’ following the recent parliamentary elections in Georgia.
The UK is a close friend of Georgia and we will support it to introduce reforms during a difficult time following the recent parliamentary elections. I spoke to Georgian Foreign Minister @DZalkaliani to emphasise the need for all parties to reach a compromise.
— Wendy Morton MP (@morton_wendy) December 4, 2020
On his part, FM Zalkaliani also tweeted that during the phone talk with Morton they discussed the recent parliamentary elections in Georgia and the importance of the parliament's functioning.
Talked W @morton_wendy On ways 2 further deepen???????????????? cooperation, regional security.Thanked 4support of????????'s territorial integrity.Spoke abt #COVID19 challenges, congratulated????????on launch of vaccine.Discussed recent #elections in ????????&accentuated significance of functioning of t/Parl. pic.twitter.com/iBNAWVXT3s
— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) December 4, 2020
FM Zalkaliani added as well that they spoke of further deepening cooperation between Georgia and the UK.
Meanwhile, yesterday Georgia’s ambassador to the United Kingdom Sophio Katsarava presented her credentials to Queen Elizabeth II virtually.