Slovak, Austrian, Czech parliament speakers to review Georgia’s European perspective in Tbilisi visit
The speakers of the Georgian and Austrian parliaments will also sign a bilateral cooperation document. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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The speakers of parliaments of Slovakia, Austria and the Czech Republic will be on an official visit to Georgia from Monday to Tuesday to review Georgia’s European perspective and the strengthening of parliamentary ties between the countries.
As part of the official visit, the foreign officials will hold meetings with the Georgian President, Prime Minister and the Parliament Speaker, the press service of the Georgian legislative body said.
The speakers of the Georgian and Austrian parliaments will also sign a bilateral cooperation document.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Friday said Georgia's European integration would be achieved not only through the efforts of the Government but also by the political opposition and non-governmental sector in the country “bearing their responsibility” for the outcome.
Trade and economic aspects of the cooperation between Georgia and Hungary were discussed on Friday between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Zsolt Semjén, the Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday attended the opening ceremony of the second European Political Community Summit in Chișinău alongside 46 leaders of European countries and the European Union.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Tuesday reiterated the “unwavering will of the Georgian people to join the European family” at the meeting with Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission.
Georgia’s European integration process was discussed on Monday in a meeting between Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, and his German counterpart Michael Roth.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said he hoped the country’s progress in its European integration efforts would be “properly assessed” by the European Union, leading to the membership candidate status being granted to it later this year.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and speakers of the parliaments of Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia on Monday discussed the “friendly relations” and a “wide range” of cooperation between their countries, the Government Administration said.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, on Wednesday said informing French partners on the country's implementation of the European Union conditions for granting it the membership candidate status later this year would be the focus of the visit of a Georgian Parliamentary delegation to Paris on Wednesday.
Deepening the relations between Georgia and France in fields including culture, education and trade was discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and Yaël Braun-Pivet, the President of the French National Assembly.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Friday highlighted the attractiveness of Georgia’s investment climate and potential at the Georgian-Slovak Economic Forum in Bratislava.
The existing close cooperation between Georgia and Austria and the important steps taken by Georgia towards the European Union membership were discussed on Tuesday by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Claudia Arpa, the President of the Austrian Federal Council.