2016-11-30
As part of his state visit to Brussels, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili held a meeting with Manfred Weber, the Chair of the European People's Party Group. The parties discussed the core issues of EU-Georgia relations. The discussion involved visa liberalization, ways to implement the Association Agreement, and Georgia's ongoing reforms.
At the meeting, special emphasis was placed on the importance of more intense dialogue with the European Parliament and its active contribution to Georgia's association process with the EU. The Prime Minister thanked the European Parliament for its unwavering support of Georgia in the visa liberalization process.
According to the Chair of the European People's Party Group, Georgia remains committed to continuing its political association and economic integration with the European Union. He expressed hope that Georgian citizens will be granted short-term visa-free stay in the near future.
Giorgi Kvirikashvili introduced Manfred Weber to the four-point agenda for Georgia's rapid development, which involves economic reform, creation of a system of professional education, ushering in spatial planning, and governance reform.
Special attention at the meeting was paid to the security issues in the region and the situation in Georgia's occupied territories.
The meeting, which was held at the European Parliament, was attended by Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze and State Minister on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Victor Dolidze.
Prime Minister's Press Office