The Parliament heard the Foreign Affairs Minister, Ilia Darchiashvili answering the questions of the Opposition MPs Teona Akubardia, Tariel Nakaidze, Ana Natsvlishvili, Giorgi Vashadze, Paata Manjgaladze, Khatuna Samnidze and David Bakradze at the plenary session.
“The geopolitical context that the international community and including Georgia encounter today is becoming ever more complex and severe. The international community is still consolidated in support of Ukraine due to the Russian military aggression, which poses the acutest challenges to the common security architecture, and within this situation, our country has to implement all foreign goals and tasks outlined and promised to the Georgian population. Despite these challenges, we keep the steady implementation of the tasks necessary for our successful EU integration,” the Minister reported to Parliament, noting the EU analytical report on the approximation of the Georgian legislation with the EU laws promulgated in February and the positive assessment provided therein reaffirm that Georgia does deserve EU candidacy.
“I hope the EU will make the respective political decision after the Parliament successfully accomplishes compliance with the EU recommendations. With full responsibility, I declare that the Georgian Government, in close cooperation with the Foreign Ministry and active collaboration with Parliament, takes further steps to ensure the positive positioning of our country in the next report, similar to the analytical report of the European Commission,” stated Darchiashvili.
He also mentioned the activity ensuring mobilization of international partners in regards to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia.
“The delegation of the Bitchvinta cottage, its adjacent territory and the part of the water area to the Russian Federation unequivocally constitutes the continuation of the Russian occupation policy. The Foreign Ministry of Georgia has applied all leverages available to due inform the international society and ensure its clear response,” the Minister noted.
The Minister touched upon the activity and visits in view to receive the EU candidacy: “The EU candidacy for Georgia is a priority task of the EU integration policy. We have already undertaken immense activity in the legislative direction, adopted various legal acts and introduced legal amendments, as well as set up the respective structures to meet the requirements of certain priorities. We address the compliance with 12 priorities with the merit-based principle and, when conversing with our European colleagues, we keep requesting that the decision be based on the progress achieved by Georgia and the outcomes of the implementation of the EU recommendations that our country manifests in the EU approximation process in general.”
