Nikoloz Samkharadze, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Georgian Parliament, highly praised Josep Borrell’s visit to the country. The parliamentarian said the hope for a positive decision on a candidate country’s EU accession status was “growing even stronger”. His words were quoted by the TV channel Imedi.
“This in itself is a huge plus because we expect a positive decision [о получении статуса кандидата в члены ЕС]. “After this visit, my hope that a positive decision will be taken regarding our country has become even stronger,” he said.
He stated that after the visit, Josep Borrell “will have a complete picture of what is happening in Georgia, the progress of our country and what problems we are facing.”
On September 7, the head of European diplomacy arrived in Tbilisi as part of a two-day visit. The main purpose of the trip was to check whether the conditions required for Georgia to receive the status of a candidate country to join the organization were met.
However, during the relevant events, Borrell registeredThe state still has “a lot of work to do.” According to him, in order to gain candidate country status, one must first qualify. This is possible by complying with European values and making the necessary reforms.
Previously The Prime Minister of Georgia demanded that the country be given EU candidate status by the end of the year.