The Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, met with the Speaker of the Parliament of Slovakia, Boris Kollár, the President of the National Council of Austria, Wolfgang Sobotka, and the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Markéta Pekarová Adamová this week.
After the meeting, the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, along with the Speakers of the Parliaments of Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Austria made joint statements for the press. As highlighted by the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, the cooperation of Georgia with the three countries proves to be multifaceted and long-term. He thanked the Speakers of all three Parliaments for supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia and the non-recognition policy of the occupied territories.
“We highly value this visit and the intensive communication that has been achieved in this so very complicated geopolitical situation teeming with the challenges and in the period of utmost importance for Georgia at the EU integration path. This visit is a vivid manifestation of the highest support of Slovakia, Austria and the Czech Republic to Georgia. Georgia enjoys multifaceted and long-term cooperation with all three countries, and these three countries are strong supporters of the foreign political priorities and democratic reforms of Georgia. We are aspired to further enhance the dialogue with the Slavkov Trilateral members which has been formed as a powerful political force within the EU and which serves as a good model of successful regional cooperation,” Papuashvili noted.
As he underlined, the counterparts overviewed the progress that Georgia achieved in its EU membership path and expressed commitment to further bolstering the bilateral and multilateral cooperation.
“We truly appreciate the support of Slovakia, Austria and the Czech Republic to the European future of Georgia, and hope that the progress of Georgia will be duly valued by the EU, and that Georgia will receive the deserved EU candidacy at the end of the year. At the meeting, we expressed our commitment to enhancing bilateral and multilateral cooperation and estimated the positive development of parliamentary relations between our countries, including at the level of the Friendship Groups and we are eager to support the uninterruptedness of this positive tendency,” the Speaker noted.
