By Mission of Georgia to the EU, Belgium & Luxembourg.
President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili, held high-rank meetings within a working visit to Brussels. The visit was held ahead of the summit in Latvia with the main message: Riga – Summit to reaffirm the right to choose.
The head of State met President of the European Council Donald Tusk, Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johanness Hahn, Commissioner for Energy, Maroš Šefčovič. He met the leaders of European Parliament Political parties: Elmar Brok, Manfred Weber and Gianni Pittella, and the President of European Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The main topic of the meetings was the Riga Summit and the expectations which the Georgian government and population have, those progresses and reforms that Georgia made on the path to European integration, and of course the current situation of the country including security issues. Giorgi Margvelashvili participated in the conference of the Eastern Partnership – “the Eastern Partnership – Partnership of Free Choice” and delivered a speech.
The conference was moderated by the European College Neighborhood Policy Department Manager Tobias Schumacher. The conference with the president was attended and delivered a speech to the crowd by Commissioner Johannes Hahn, European Parliament Vice-President Ioan Mircea Pascu, the Latvian parliament’s foreign relations committee Ojārs Kalnins and the European External Action Service for Russia, Eastern Partnership and Central Asia director Gunnar Wiegand.
Moreover, he delivered a speech in the European Parliament Committee of Foreign Affairs and answer the questions of the media. Giorgi Margvelashvili hosted the representatives of EU member states and institutions at the working dinner at the Mission of Georgia in Brussels.
President of Georgia and Georgia’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and Luxemburg and the head of Georgia’s mission to the European Union Dr Natalie Sabanadze welcomed the gathered community and spoke about the relations between Georgia and the European Union. At the working dinner, President of Georgia awarded Gunnar Wiegand – the European External Action Service (EEAS) Director for Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia, Regional Cooperation and OSCE, as well as the main negotiator with respect to the Association Agreement of Georgia with Order of Honor for his contribution in Georgia and EU relations.
The President of Georgia met His Majesty The King of the Belgians. At the meeting they discussed the relations between the two countries. King Philippe expressed his interest in the current situation of the region. They also discussed the developments in the Ukraine. President Giorgi Margvelashvili invited His Majesty The King of the Belgians pay a visit to Georgia.
For more information:
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www.president.gov.ge/en/PressOffice/News?p=9466&i=1
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