Georgian FM says country’s EU integration “irreversible” on 8th anniversary of Association Agreement with EU
The top Georgian diplomat stressed the 2014 Agreement with the bloc had “contributed much” to the country’s “success on the European integration path”. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday marked the 8th anniversary since the signing of Georgia’s Association Agreement with the European Union by saying that the country’s EU integration was “irreversible”.
The top Georgian diplomat stressed the 2014 Agreement with the bloc had “contributed much” to the country’s “success on the European integration path”.
“Through our devoted work and commitment to the European values and principles, we've been granted a EU perspective. The best is yet to come”, Darchiashvili tweeted over the date.
8 yrs ago, ????????&???????? signed #AssociationAgreement, making our country's ????????integration irreversible & much contributing to ????????'s success on this path. Through our devoted work & commitment to the European values & principles, we've been granted a????????perspective. The best is yet to come!
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) June 27, 2022
He also named the “tangible results” the country had received from the implementation of the Association Agreement agenda, naming access to the EU market, visa-free travel for Georgian citizens to the Schengen Area, and the EU becoming a major trade partner for the country in particular.
#AssociationAgreement opened new opportunities for ????????:
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) June 27, 2022
????️Access to the EU market;
????️Visa-free travel;
????️EU-our major trade partner;
????️Bringing almost 70% of the EU acquis closer to ???????? legislation;
????️EU's financial aid for 8 years - 1 billion EUR.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday marked the 8th anniversary since the signing of the Association Agreement with the European Union, calling it a “historic date” on Georgia’s European integration path and expressing his belief the country would receive the EU membership candidate status “very soon”.
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