PM, EU Commission VP discuss Georgia’s EU bid, reforms, security matters
The officials discussed the future steps for the country on the integration path and noted the progress made in this process, including the implementation of the 2014 Association Agreement with the EU, the Government Administration said. Photo: Government Administration
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The European Union membership questionnaire submitted by the Georgian Government, the progress made by the country on its European integration path, and relevant reforms were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the European Union Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic.
The officials discussed the future steps for the country on the integration path and noted the progress made in this process, including the implementation of the 2014 Association Agreement with the EU, the Government Administration said.
Garibashvili noted Georgia had already implemented 45% of the reforms envisaged under the AA. He also stressed European integration was the choice not only of his Government but also of the Georgian public, adding the country would continue to implement “complex reforms” along the path.
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— Irakli Garibashvili (@GharibashviliGe) June 3, 2022
The officials also reviewed the ongoing war in Ukraine and its impact on the security environment in the wider region, as well as the “dire” humanitarian situation in the Russian-occupied territories of Georgia.
Gharibashvili reiterated his Government's commitment to a policy of peaceful resolution of the conflict in Georgia.
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The Georgian Government has “proved” its loyalty to the European Union and “honestly fulfilled the order of country’s citizens” by concluding the 2014 Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area with the EU, reaching the 2017 deal on visa-free travel with the Union, and submitting the ongoing formal bid for EU membership, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Monday.