Georgia’s Slovakia Ambassador: Gov’t to “present its priorities” at Global Security Forum with PM as panel keynote speaker
Garibashvili will take part in the EU Neighbourhood Panel, dedicated to matters of the Associated Trio countries of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The panel will also feature an online engagement involving Sandu.Photo: Foreign Ministry.
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The Georgian Government will “present its priorities” at this year’s Global Security Forum in Bratislava with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili being a keynote speaker for the European Union Neighbourhood Panel at the event, Revaz Beshidze, Georgia’s Ambassador to Slovakia, said on Thursday.
Beshidze said the Forum would feature a “representative delegation” from Georgia under Garibashvili, who is a speaker at the Panel along with Moldovan President Maia Sandu.
The Ambassador emphasised the significance of the GLOBSEC event as “one of the most authoritative forums on security issues in Europe,” where a focus will be placed on issues of the Russian aggression in Ukraine and the subsequent security challenges in Europe.
The Georgian Prime Minister will also have bilateral meetings with his counterparts and the top political leadership of the European Union, the Ambassador said, noting the main priority of the Georgian delegation is to lobby for the country's EU membership bid.
Garibashvili will take part in the EU Neighbourhood Panel, dedicated to matters of the Associated Trio countries of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The panel will also feature an online engagement involving Sandu.
Georgia is recognised as the “undisputed leader” among the countries of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership initiative, Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, said on Monday.
The European Council on Friday invited the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, to submit its opinions on the EU membership applications of the Republic of Moldova and Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday attended the opening ceremony of the Global Security Forum in Bratislava, the Government Administration said.
Georgia’s bid for European Union membership is not a “whim of the Government” or a “cynical exploitation” of a growing European sympathy toward Ukraine amid the Russian invasion of the country, Nikoloz Samkaharadze, the Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Georgian Parliament and Deputy Chair Giorgi Khelashvili said on Thursday.
The Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the members of his Government’s delegation attended the gala dinner and the award ceremony at the Global Security Forum on Thursday.
Georgia has "a special role to play" in contributing to Europe's economic security, Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili told officials at the Global Security Forum, the Ministry of Economy said on Friday.