Georgian President, Foreign Minister discuss foreign policy priorities
Darchiashvili informed the President about his recent meetings at the most recent high-level NATO Ministerial, and his visit to the Czech Republic. Photo: Presidential Administration
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Priorities of Georgia’s foreign policy were discussed in a meeting between the President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili and the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday.
The accelerated process of Georgia's European integration and the questionnaire for obtaining the status of a European Union member candidate status was reviewed by the officials, along with coordination between state institutions in the process, the Presidential Administration said.
Darchiashvili informed the President about his recent meetings at the most recent high-level NATO Ministerial, and his visit to the Czech Republic.
The meeting also focused on the International Conference of Women Leaders on Peace and Security, initiated by Zourabichvili and set to be attended by women leaders in the fields of politics, economics and culture next month.
Ukraine’s “heroic defense” against the ongoing Russian invasion was discussed on Friday in a phone call between the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and his Georgian counterpart Ilia Darchiashvili.
The visit of the Georgian Parliamentary delegation to Ukraine will be an additional impetus and a new opportunity to further strengthen and deepen relations between the two countries, Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili said on Friday.
Georgia is a part of Europe and the Czech Republic wants the country in the European Union, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said on Thursday at a press conference following a meeting with his Georgian counterpart Ilia Darchiashvili.
Georgia's application for European Union membership, and the ongoing procedures for the country completing the relevant questionnaire were discussed on Thursday in Prague in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and the Czech Minister for European Affairs Mikulas Bek.